National Council of Jewish Women

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The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is an American Jewish volunteer organization founded in 1893, with 90,000 members, supporters and volunteers. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW works to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families, and to ensure individual rights and freedoms. For over a century, the National Council of Jewish Women has been at the forefront of social change -- championing the needs of women, children, and families -- while taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare, women's rights, and reproductive freedom. NCJW was formed under the leadership of social activist Hannah Greenebaum Solomon at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago to "shape the destinies" of American lives. ^[1]

See also

• Hannah Greenebaum Solomon

References

• http://www.ncjw.org/
• http://www.jwa.org/exhibits/wov/solomon/

Links

• National Council of Jewish Women, Indianapolis Section, Archives