Question
Does the Torah teach us anything about the strength and courage of women?
Answer
Women mentioned in the Torah demonstrated strength and courage on at least three occasions:
1. Shifrah and Puah defied Pharaoh's order to kill the Hebrew boy babies (Ex. 1:15-21)
2. Yocheved hid her baby for three months, and when hiding him was no longer possible, she put him in a basket at the edge of the river (Ex.2:2-3). Miriam watched the baby there, and when Pharaoh's daughter found him, she persuaded Pharaoh's daughter to allow her to provide a Hebrew wet-nurse for the baby (Ex. 2:4-8).
3. The five daughters of Tzelofechad successfully demanded their father's share in the Land of Israel (Num.27:1-8).