Jane Addams
6 September 1860 – 21 May 1935
Jane Addams was an American settlement activist, social reformer, and pioneer of social work who co-founded Hull House in Chicago. A leading advocate for women's suffrage and world peace, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Laura Jane Addams was born to a prosperous miller and state senator in Cedarville, Illinois.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams completed her education at Rockford Seminary in Illinois.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams and Ellen Gates Starr opened the settlement house that became a model for social reform.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams was among the founding members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams released her influential memoir of settlement work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams became a vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams led the Woman's Peace Party and presided over the International Congress of Women at The Hague.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams led the WILPF, a role she held for the rest of her life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, sharing it with Nicholas Murray Butler.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAddams died of cancer in Chicago at age 74.
Source: en.wikipedia.org