Jane Addams vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Jane Addams (1860–1935) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1860 to 1935.
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Jane Addams (1860–1935)
- — Born in Cedarville, Illinois Verified
- — Graduated from Rockford Female Seminary Verified
- — Co-founded Hull House in Chicago Verified
- — Helped found the NAACP Verified
- — Published Twenty Years at Hull-House Verified
- — Served as vice president of the suffrage association Verified
- — Elected president of the Women's Peace Party Verified
- — Became first president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died in Chicago, Illinois Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified