Timeline
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon, 1858 - 1942
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1847 |
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1848 |
Michael Greenebaum and Sarah Spiegal marry |
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1858 |
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1876 |
Hannah and sister become first Jewish members of Chicago Woman's Club |
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1879 |
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1893 |
Jewish Women's Congress at the Chicago World's Fair; NCJW founded |
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1896 |
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1899 |
Son Herbert dies |
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1904 |
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1905 |
Retires as NCJW president, elected Honorary President |
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1907 |
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1909 |
Honorary Chair with Jane Addams of International Council of Women's Convention in Toronto |
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1910 |
Helps found the Chicago Women's City Club; Serves as Chairman of City Waste |
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1911 |
Appointed Honorary Chairman of the Joint Committee on Motion Pictures; Publishes Sheaf of Leaves, a collection of essays, speeches and writings |
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1913 |
Husband Henry dies |
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1917 |
US enters WWI; Solomon chairs City Ward Leaders' Committee |
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1923 |
Embarks on a world tour; Visits Henrietta Szold in Palestine |
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1942 |
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1946 |
Autobiography, Fabric of My Life, is published posthumously |
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