Subject: Women poets, American

This book is a collection of poetry by Adah Isaacs Menken, published posthumously in 1868. The collection includes poems with Jewish themes, reflecting Menken's fervent Jewish identity in her adult life. Menken was a celebrated actress known for her role in the equestrian melodrama *Mazeppa*, and she actively engaged in Jewish causes, advocating for the rights of Jews and protesting anti-Semitic incidents.