53. Emma Wolf — Other Things Being Equal with Sarah Seltzer
Emma Wolf, the first American Jewish writer to be published by the most important presses of her time, lived a life of privilege in upper-middle-class San Francisco society at the turn of the 20th century. Sarah Seltzer, executive editor of Lilith Magazine, joins us this week to discuss the once-popular author and her debut novel of 1892, Other Things Being Equal, which tackles “the marriage plot” — with an interfaith twist.
Discussed in this episode:
Other Things Being Equal by Emma Wolf
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode 15 on Sui Sin Far with Victoria Namkung
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus
“The Jewish Jane Austen Whose Novels Were Almost Forgotten” by Josh Lambert for Lilith Magazine
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode 31 on Amy Levy with Dr. Ann Kennedy Smith
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare