I remember hearing once about a sefer written by a woman that people were learning but then it was banned. Do you the name of the sefer/author?
*I think it was written in pre-war Europe
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9Pachad Yitzchok?:) just kidding.– user6591Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:54
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10Megillas Esther?– HeshyCommented Jan 21, 2019 at 15:09
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1Are you referring to sefarim on the parsha by Nechama Leibowitz?– user17319Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 15:41
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1I heard that Ikar Sifsei Chachomim was written by a woman, but it is widely learned– shmuCommented Jan 21, 2019 at 16:49
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2@Noach I put the 'un' in parenthesis so everyone can continue believing whatever we want. It was an equal opportunity comment:)– user6591Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 19:03
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I have heard it alleged that The Kol Bo (1490) was written by a woman. The Hornstiplers daughter supposedly wrote on hilchos shabus. And Reb Buriah David may have written her fathers Pachad Yitzchok
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4The list of literary output by women is longer but do you have knowledge (sources) of any of them being banned? (IOW, this doesn’t answer OP’s question.)– OliverCommented Jan 21, 2019 at 18:52
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any sources other than your word? Forget about being banned or not, just souces Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 20:36
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I've heard that the Migdal Oz - a commentary on the Rambam often omitted by students, although printed in most Rambams, was written by a woman. I have never found a source, although i tried looking... Commented Jan 23, 2019 at 18:33
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There's a Book that could be helpful... The literary imagination Ultra Orthodox Jewish women by Alyse Fisher Roller Commented Jan 24, 2019 at 1:34
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@chortkov2 it was written by R. Shem Tov ibn Gaon, who was decidedly not a woman– wfbCommented Jun 20, 2019 at 21:09