Amplify Jewish Women’s Voices

Your gift keeps these stories alive—this Passover, please consider a monthly gift.

Help us meet our Passover goal
21 of 50 monthly donors

Chicago, 1849

An illustration of Chicago in 1849 around the time Hannah Greenebaum Solomon was born.

Courtesy of the New York Public Library.

Donate

Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women.

donate now

Get JWA in your inbox

Read the latest from JWA from your inbox.

sign up now

How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "Chicago, 1849." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/chicago>.