Born Emily Weisberg [1] in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from high school there. She married stockbroker Leon Sunstein, Jr. in 1943 a year before earning a bachelor's degree in Art History in 1944 from Vassar College. The couple then moved to Elkins Park before raising three children in Wyncote.
She sat on the State Commission for Human Relations from 1970 to 1974, was the head of the state Conference on Women's Economics Issues and the head of the Philadelphia YWCA in 1975.
She and her husband built a sprawling modern cedar home overlooking Fairmount Park in the mid-1970s.
In 1989, her first book, Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality (Little, Brown and Co., 1989) was published to critical acclaim. She won the Modern Language Association Prize for Independent Scholars in 1989.
She moved away from politics and started to enjoy other passions such as writing, collecting art, entertaining and horticulture. She remained active in Jewish causes until she became ill in the mid-1990s.
Writings
Mary Shelley : Romance and Reality - 1991 - 514 pages
A Different Face: The Life of Mary Wollstonecraft. New York: Harper and Row, 1975. ISBN0-06-014201-4.
References
^Emily Sunstein, 82, a Biographer and Scholar, Dies - New York Times
emily, sunstein, emily, weisberg, sunstein, april, 1924, april, 2007, american, campaigner, political, activist, biographer, emily, sunsteinbornemily, weisberg, 1924, april, 1924dallasdiedapril, 2007, 2007, aged, philadelphia, pennsylvaniaeducationba, vassar, . Emily Weisberg Sunstein April 28 1924 April 21 2007 was an American campaigner political activist and biographer Emily SunsteinBornEmily Weisberg 1924 04 28 April 28 1924DallasDiedApril 21 2007 2007 04 21 aged 82 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaEducationBA Vassar CollegeSpouseLeon Sunstein Jr Biography EditBorn Emily Weisberg 1 in Dallas Texas and graduated from high school there She married stockbroker Leon Sunstein Jr in 1943 a year before earning a bachelor s degree in Art History in 1944 from Vassar College The couple then moved to Elkins Park before raising three children in Wyncote Before beginning her writing career Sunstein was active in civic affairs A charter member of Americans for Democratic Action founded in 1947 she later became the first woman to serve as head of the Philadelphia chapter of the American Jewish Committee 2 She sat on the State Commission for Human Relations from 1970 to 1974 was the head of the state Conference on Women s Economics Issues and the head of the Philadelphia YWCA in 1975 She and her husband built a sprawling modern cedar home overlooking Fairmount Park in the mid 1970s In 1989 her first book Mary Shelley Romance and Reality Little Brown and Co 1989 was published to critical acclaim She won the Modern Language Association Prize for Independent Scholars in 1989 She moved away from politics and started to enjoy other passions such as writing collecting art entertaining and horticulture She remained active in Jewish causes until she became ill in the mid 1990s Writings EditMary Shelley Romance and Reality 1991 514 pages A Different Face The Life of Mary Wollstonecraft New York Harper and Row 1975 ISBN 0 06 014201 4 References Edit Emily Sunstein 82 a Biographer and Scholar Dies New York Times http www philly com inquirer obituaries 20070425 Emily W Sunstein 82 Phila political advocate and author html dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emily W Sunstein amp oldid 1107107380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
