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Addams, Jane

926 words, approx. 4 pages

Addams, Jane (b. September 6, 1860; d. May 21, 1935) Reformer, advocate for peace and social justice, lecturer, and writer. Jane Addams began her public career in 1889 as the co-founder and leader o... Read more

Addams, Jane

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Jane Addams Born September 6, 1860 Cedarville, Illinois Died May 21, 1935 Chicago, Illinois Founder of Hull-House and of modern social work Jane Addams. Library of Congress. "Teaching in... Read more

Addams, Jane (1860-1935)

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Addams, Jane (1860-1935) Born in Illinois, Jane Addams is remembered as an influential social activist and feminist icon; she was the most prominent member of a notable group of female social reformer... Read more

Addams, Jane

2,394 words, approx. 8 pages

Jane Addams Born September 6, 1860 (Cedarville, Illinois) Died May 21, 1935 (Chicago, Illinois) Social worker Jane Addams founded the pioneering social settlement of Hull House in Chicago in 1889. It ... Read more

Addams, Jane

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Addams, Jane Jane Addams (1860–1935) is remembered primarily as the feisty American founder of the Settlement House Movement, which sought to challenge the industrial and urban order of the per... Read more

Jane Addams

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Jane Addams Born September 6, 1860 Cedarville, Illinois Died May 21, 1935 Chicago, Illinois Founder of Hull House and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Jane Addams came fr... Read more

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Jane Addams

609 words, approx. 3 pages

As social worker, reformer, and pacifist, Jane Addams (1860-1935) was the "beloved lady" of American reform. She founded the most famous settlement house in American history, Hull House in Chicago.Jan... Read more

Jane Addams

627 words, approx. 3 pages

(Laura) Jane Addams was a social reformer and a pacifist, a woman ahead of her time in realizing that caring intervention may be the best crime deterrent. She is known as the founder of Hull House in ... Read more

Jane Addams

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Jane Addams is best known for her efforts to further humanitarian reform and for founding Hull-House in 1889, a settlement house that grew to a complex of thirteen buildings covering an entire city bl... Read more

Laura Jane Addams

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(Laura) Jane Addams (1860-1935), a social reformer, internationalist, and feminist, was the first American woman to win the Nobel prize for peace. Best known as the founder of Chicago's Hull House, on... Read more