The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist Imhoff Sarah
The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist Imhoff Sarah In The Lives of Jessie Sampter, Sarah Imhoff tells the story of an individual full of contradictions. In 1919, Sampter packed a…
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The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist Imhoff Sarah
In The Lives of Jessie Sampter, Sarah Imhoff tells the story of an individual full of contradictions. In 1919, Sampter packed a trousseau, declared herself "married to Palestine," and emigrated there. Jessie Sampter (1883-1938), was best known for her A Course in Zionism (1915), an American primer for understanding support of a Jewish state in Palestine.
Although she identified with Judaism, Sampter took up and experimented with spiritual practices from various religions. Yet Sampter's own life and body hardly matched typical Zionist ideals. While Zionism celebrated the strong and healthy body, she spoke of herself as "crippled" from polio and plagued by sickness her whole life.
While Zionism applauded reproductive women's bodies, Sampter never married or bore children; in fact, she wrote of homoerotic longings and had same-sex relationships. By charting how Sampter's life
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