Education in an era of change -- Unintended consequences : the emergence of private schools for Jewish girls -- Enlightened self-interest : teaching Jewish girls in tsarist Russia -- For wisdom is better than pearls : financing Jewish girls' education -- Educating Jewish daughters -- The wisdom of women builds her house : Jewish school girls -- Who can find a woman of valor? : Jewish women's education in public discourse -- New birds, new wings : educational developments in the Jewish community -- Conclusion : rediscovering private schools for Jewish girls