Paula Hyman

Paula Hyman
Born	(1946-09-30)September 30, 1946 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 15, 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 65) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Radcliffe College (BA) Columbia University (PhD)
Spouse	Stanley H. Rosenbaum
Scientific career
Fields	History, Judaic Studies, Feminism
Institutions	Yale University Columbia University

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Paula Hyman (September 30, 1946 – December 15, 2011) was an American social historian who served as the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University.

She served as the president of the American Academy for Jewish Research from 2004 to 2008. She also was the first female dean of the Seminary College of Jewish Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary from 1981 to 1986. Hyman was a pioneer for gender equality in Jewish religious practice, helping push for women's ordination as Conservative rabbis. Jewish historian Hasia Diner credits Hyman as the originator of the study of Jewish women’s history.