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{{Short description|American Conservative Jew (1859–1924)}}
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'''Mathilde Roth Schechter''' (also '''Matilda'''; December 16, 1859 &ndash; August 27, 1924) was the American founder of the U.S. National Women's League of [[Conservative Judaism]] in 1918.<ref>{{cite book | title=Encyclopedia of women and religion in North America, Volume 2 |author1=Skinner Keller, Rosemary |author2=Radford Ruether, Rosemary |author3=Cantlon, Marie | year=2006 | publisher=Indiana University Press | location=Bloomington, Indiana | pages=545–549 |isbn=0-253-34688-6}}</ref>

==Biography==
Schechter was born in [[Breslau]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] (now [[Wrocław]], Poland).<ref>[[1901 England Census]]</ref> She was married to Dr. [[Solomon Schechter]], a prominent [[rabbi]] who was chancellor of the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] (JTSA). They lived in [[Cambridge]], England before immigrating to the United States in 1902.<ref name=Widow>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46759223/widow-of-dr-schechter-first-woman/ |title=Widow of Dr. Schechter First Woman Buried From a Synagogue |newspaper=[[Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle]] |location=New York |page=8 |date=1924-09-12 |access-date=2020-03-15 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>[[1910 United States Federal Census]]</ref>

She founded and taught at the [[Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls]]. After assisting [[Henrietta Szold]] in creating [[Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America|Hadassah]], Schechter later served as its national chairwoman of education. The Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall formerly contained undergraduate housing for students of the JTSA's [[Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies|List College]].

She died at [[Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)|Mount Sinai Hospital]] in Manhattan on August 27, 1924, following an operation.<ref name=Widow/><ref>''New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948''</ref>

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==External links==
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