Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Dif..., Bonnie Lindauer
Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Dif..., Bonnie Lindauer
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Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Author: Bonnie Lindauer

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 09/01/2021


Synopsis

When Hannah G. Solomon looked around Chicago, the city where she was born, she saw unfairness all around her. Many people were poor and living in terrible conditions. Immigrants from other countries struggled to survive in their new home. Hannah decided to help change that. When she grew up, she founded the National Council of Jewish Women—the first organization to unite Jewish women around the country—and fought to make life better for others, especially women and children, in Chicago and beyond.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate

My children and I really loved this book! The story held their interest well and the illustrations were very cute. I actually was not aware of Hannah and the essential role she played in both Jewish and women's rights. Her story is fascinating and I highly recommend this book as a very readable biog......more

Goodreads review by Panda

This picture book biography shares the story of Hannah G. Solomon, who founded the National Council of Jewish Women. The story is succinct and comprehensive, covering the major aspects of her life and work in just under forty pages. The author provides historical context for her environment in Chica......more

This book deserves my thanks, as it would do if it was a poor representation of the subject, about whom I don't think I'd ever heard. Thanks come much more easily when this is pitched very well at the target audience, and shows that the fight for equality, and fair access to society, culture, labour......more