Jane Addams (1860-1935) leader in the history of Social Work & Women's Suffrage

Laura Jane Addams was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher and author. She was a leader in the history of social work and women’s suffrage.

In 1889 she co-founded Hull House one of the USA’s most famous settlement houses.

In 1910 she was the first woman to be awarded am honorary Master of Arts degree by Yale University.

In 1920 she co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU0).

She was an advocate for world peace the became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

In her lifetime she helped America address and focus on issues that were of concern to women or domestic work assigned to women.

When Jane died in 1935, aged 74, she was the best known public figure in the USA.

In the* Progressive Era* Jane was one of most prominent reformers.

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