policies and resolutions at national conventions, which have been held every two years before 1953 and every three years since then. Council presidents Council presidents at the national level: 1893–1905 Hannah G. Solomon 1905–1908 Pauline Hanauer Rosenberg 1908–1913 Marion Simon Misch 1913–1920 Janet Simons Harris 1920–1926 Rose Brenner 1926 Constance Sporborg 1926–1932 Ida W. Friend 1932–1938 Fanny Brin 1938–1943 Blanche Goldman 1943–1949 Mildred G. Welt 1949–1955 Katharine Engel 1955–1959 Gladys F. Cahn 1959–1963 Viola Hymes 1963–1967 Pearl Willen 1967–1971 Josephine Weiner 1971–1975 Eleanor Marvin 1875–1979 Esther R. Landa 1979–1983 Shirley I. Leviton 1983–1987 Barbara A. Mandel 1987–1990 Lenore Feldman 1990–1993 Joan Bronk 1993–1996 Susan Katz 1996–1999 Nan Rich 1999–2002 Jan Schneiderman 2002–2005 Marsha Atkind 2005–2008 Phyllis Snyder 2008–2011 Nancy Ratzan 2011–2014 Linda Slucker 2014–2017 Debbie Hoffmann 2017–2020 Beatrice Kahn 2020- Dana Gershon Notable people Other notable people: Mary M. Cohen Nina Morais Cohen, one of the founders of the National Council of Jewish Women Julia I. Felsenthal, one of the founders of the National Council of Jewish Women Cecilia Greenstone, "the Angel of Ellis Island" Luba Robin Goldsmith Rebekah Bettelheim Kohut, founder of the World Congress of Jewish Women, which later became the International Council of Jewish Women Minnie Dessau Louis, one of the founders of the National Council of Jewish Women Babette Mandel Maud Nathan Seraphine Eppstein Pisko Cecilia Razovsky Julia Richman Rosa Sonneschein, founder and editor of The American Jewess magazine Pauline Perlmutter Steinem, Jewish American suffragist, and grandmother of feminist Gloria Steinem See also Roe v. Wade Jewish feminism Child protection Social work Reform Judaism Jane Addams Hull House Jacksonian democracy Tel Aviv University References Bibliography Cooper, Victoria. (2015) The Story of NCJW San Francisco Section: 115 Years of Courage, Compassion and Community Service Mayer, T. (1994) Women and the Israeli Occupation: The Politics of Change Misra, K., Rich, M. (2003) Jewish Feminism in Israel: Some Contemporary Perspectives Nadell, P. (2003) American Jewish Women's History Rogow, F. (2005) Gone to Another Meeting: The National Council of Jewish Women (1893-1993) De Lange, N., Freud-Kandel, M. (2005) Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide Archives and collections Guide to the National Council of Jewish Women Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute National Council of Jewish Women, Indianapolis Section, Archives National Council of Jewish Women Records at the Library of Congress A Guide to the National Council of Jewish Women, San Antonio Section, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries)