Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6, 1860. Jane Addams was famous for founding The Hull House which helped the poor.
Jane Addams graduated from Roxford Seminary, a women's college, where she studied medicine. Jane soon found that she did not like medicine and went on to do other things.
In 1889 Ellen Gates Star and Jane set up the Hull house in Chicago. The Hull House helped the poor and had programs in child care education. It also had recreational opportunities for immigrant families. The Hull House was the first major house settlement in the country. Settlement workers who lived there were Julia Lathrop and Sophonisba Breckinridge.
Jane also was the first to chair a Women's International League For Peace and Freedom along with Emily Green Balch in 1915. Another first she did was to make a speech at the National Political Convention in 1912. Another famous first she had was that she was elected president of the National Conference of Social Work, and she was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 which she shared the award with Nicholas Murray Butler. Jane also wrote books and served in the National Federation of Settlements until she died.
Jane died in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1935. She was elected into the Hall of Fame For Great Americans in 1965 so that Jane could be remembered.
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