Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Founder and first president of the National Council of Jewish Women, mobilizing women for social reform, and an advocate for women's public roles and suffrage.
1858, Chicago, Illinois, USA — 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Founder and first president of the National Council of Jewish Women, mobilizing women for social reform, and an advocate for women's public roles and suffrage.
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon founded and was first president of the National Council of Jewish Women, the first national association of Jewish women, established at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Rooted in Chicago's early Jewish community, she mobilized women for social reform, immigrant aid and suffrage, expanding women's public and civic leadership. She embodied the union of Jewish tradition and progressive activism.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
Founder and first president of the National Council of Jewish Women, mobilizing women for social reform, and an advocate for women's public roles and suffrage.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
