Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National Council of Jewish Women is an organization dedicated to community action and forward social movement according to 14 core principles based on and inspired by Jewish values. Started in 1893 under the leadership of Hannah Greenebaum Solomon, the NCJW has helped to develop the field of social work as well as creating employment opportunities within and outside of the Jewish community for women. Similar organizations exist outside the US such as the J discher Frauenbund in Germany (founded in 1904) and The Union of Jewish Women in Great Britain (founded in 1902). According to the NCJW website, the council was formed at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago to "shape the destinies" of American lives. Shaping the destinies of American lives meant, under Greenebaum Solomon, advocating women and children's rights as well as women's reproductive rights.