SHE MAY NOT CALL HERSELF A FEMINIST, BUT RUCHIE FREIER IS SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY IN HASIDIC BROOKLYN

AS WOMEN ACROSS AMERICA FIGHT NEW BATTLES OVER THEIR RIGHTS AND RUN FOR OFFICE IN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS, THEY ARE ALSO STEPPING INTO NEW ROLES IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS GROUPS: BROOKLYN’S HASIDIC COMMUNITY.