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Biography
Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, IL on September 6, 1860. Social worker and leader of the women’s suffrage movement who co-received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for the founding of the Hull House settlement, to help the poor, in Chicago. Through discussions with philosopher John Dewey, they came up with a new model for democracy, centered on personal civic duty rather than rights. Growing up with an unformed desire for reform, she got her inspiration by visiting a social settlement house in the East end of London.
On Popular Bio, She is one of the successful Civil Rights Leaders. She has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on September 6, 1860. She is one of the Richest Civil Rights Leaders who was born in IL. She also has a position among the list of Most popular Civil Rights Leader.
| Short Profile | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Jane |
| Last Name | Addams |
| Profession | Civil Rights Leader |
| Died | May 21, 1935 ( age 74) |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Birth Date | September 6, 1860 |
| Birth Place | Cedarville, IL |
| Country | IL |
Career
An American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author She was a pivotal figure in the history of social work and women’s suffrage in the United States, as well as an advocate for global peace. She was a co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House, one of the country’s most famous settlement houses. In 1910, Addams received an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, making her the first woman to receive such an honor. She was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920. (ACLU).
She was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, and she is widely regarded as the father of the social work profession in the United States. She was a radical pragmatist and the country’s first female “public philosopher.” Addams was the most well-known female public figure in the United States when she died in 1935.
