While their lives may seem different from those of women in mainstream society, Amish women are dynamic and integral members of their society, shaping and supporting their communities in many ways.

Around this time, a forthcoming book and an article drew McKusick’s interest to Amish communities. The book, Amish Society by sociologist John Hostetler, which McKusick reviewed for Johns Hopkins ...

Dr. Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, a HBI Research Associate, is in the final stages of her completing her book, From Jerusalem to Lancaster County: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women in the Modern World.