[1] Antler is a Professor Emerita of American Jewish History and Culture, and of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University.

She notes that, by her estimates, "in some collectives in large cities, two-thirds to three-quarters of women’s liberation participants may have been Jewish.

[8] In a 2018 article from Contemporary Jewry, Tahneer Oksman called Antler's book a "compelling, original, and urgent reexamination of the past.

"[10] Another Jewish publication, Tablet, offered both praise and criticism of the book in an article from Rachel Shteir.

Shteir praised the book's "fresh look at not only the movement’s past but also its present and future," but she also noted that, by "Covering so much, Jewish Radical Feminism cannot do justice to all of its subjects.