Originating in Jewish mythology and folklore, Lilith is a female demon, associated with the night and lustful sexuality. More importantly, she is depicted as the first wife of Adam, before Eve.

Women writers of science fiction have found a venue for female characters who not only defy mythic conventions, but also refashion them. In C.L. Moore's "Fruit of Knowledge" and Octavia E. Butler's ...

Surveying the publishing industry in the early 1970s, Susan Weidman Schneider '65 had a depressing realization: With the exception of an academic journal, "there were no Jewish magazines edited by ...