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The Tradition of Jane Addams
Laura
Jane Addams (1860 - 1935)
entered what was then Rockford Female Seminary in 1877 and
became the first graduate to receive a B.A.degree from the
newly accredited baccalaureate institution in 1882 (the school
was renamed Rockford College in 1892). She would also eventually
become the best known Rockford College graduate, indeed, one
of the most influential Americans of the early 20th century
for her role as a social reformer. In recognition of her efforts
to promote international peace and justice she received the
Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. At one point, then FBI Director
J. Edgar Hoover proclaimed Addams to be "the most dangerous
woman in America," in part for her peace efforts. |
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Credit: Line drawing of Jane Addams by
Kelly James, Rockford College. |
Biographies of Jane Addams
Jane Addams was from Cedarville, near Freeport, IL. Her father was
a prominent businessman and a trustee of Rockford Female Seminary
where Jane's two older sisters also attended.
Chronology
of Jane's life
"Jane
Addams, Mother of Social Work"
Jane
Addams' Biography from the Nobel Foundation
Jane
Addams' Biography from Women in History
Women's
History Month biography
Hull-House
Since 1963 Hull-House has been maintained as a museum
by the University of Illinois at Chicago. However, the work
begun by Jane Addams at Hull-House continues, carried on
by the Hull-House
Association through four community centers it maintains
in needy Chicago neighborhoods.
Funding
and development of Hull-House
Description
of Hull-House
Toynbee Hall
Toynbee Hall in London, which Jane Addams visited in 1888, was the
first "settlement house". It was the inspiration for her
founding of Hull-House the following year.
Settlement Houses
The settlement house movement began in England as a way of meeting
the needs of the poor at a time before government had accepted a
role in social welfare. Until then, the poor, when they were considered
at all, were often only considered subjects of charity. The settlement
house movement helped give rise to social work as a profession.
Settlement
houses - a brief history
History
of the Settlement Movement
Settlements
vs charity organizations
Hull-House
Inc. - the professionalization of social work
Colleagues from Rockford College
Ellen Starr and Julia Lathrop met Jane Addams as students at Rockford
Female Seminary. Starr went on to cofound Hull-House with Jane Addams.
Lathrop joined them a short time later.
Women's International League for Peace
and Freedom
This organization was founded by Jane Addams with other peace activists
in 1915. Her book, "Peace and Bread in Time of War", describes
the birth of the organization. It was her work with the WILPF that
earned her a Nobel Prize in 1931.
Web
site of the WILPF
Writings of Jane Addams Online
Jane Addams found time among her many other activities to author
11 books and numerous articles. A few are available in full-text
online.
Twenty
Years at Hull House by Jane Addams
Jane
Addams Quotes
Important figures in her life
Samuel
Barnett
John
Dewey
Anna
Peck Sill
Florence
Kelley
Alice
Hamilton
Sophonishba
Breckenridge
Edith
Abbott
Modern reflections on Jane Addams
Jane
Addams as feminist
Jane Addams remains a subject of discussion and scholarship almost
70 years after her death. Use the journal index links below to search
for journal articles about Jane Addams. (login req. off campus)
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