Anton, Maggie

In the early 1990s, Maggie Anton (born Margaret Antonofsky) began studying Talmud in a class for women. She became intrigued with the idea that Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish scholars ever, had no sons, only three daughters. She began researching the family, which led to her writing two books for adults: Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved, and Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam. She is the winner of the 2006 Ben Franklin Award for "Best New Voice--Fiction." She lives in Glendale, California.