This beacon of reform served its purpose for many years and the residents helped make life as we know it today. However‚ this reform would never have been possible if Jane Addams had not been around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations‚ and even a Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Jane Addams increased living quality for many‚ and ensured that no one in the Chicago area would have to worry about how to provide for themselves‚ become educated‚ or locate somewhere
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Rodriguez 1 American History Miss Randall 3 February 2016 Jane Addams Jane Addams opened the Hull House to the public in 1889. She was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Illinois and dies on May 21‚ 1935. She was one of the major leaders in the women’s suffrage movement. Ms. Addams helped a countless amount of people. She established the Hull House‚ which was like a safe house for the poor and the immigrants. Jane Addams was the most important social reformer in the time of progressivism because
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Her name was Jane Addams. She was a huge influence in that time on American citizens. She was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Illinois and died in 1935. She did many things to turn America towards theirs most serious problems at the time and try to solve them. Jane Addams consistently tried to warn the country that one of the biggest problems were mother problems. Problems such as a need for
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American Immigration & Ethnicity (HIST 461-001) Professor Brian J. Payne Essay #2 – Twenty Years at Hull House‚ by: Jane Addams April 3‚ 2014 Jane Addams was undoubtedly one of the most influential and prominent female figures in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She single handedly changed the face of social reform among poor immigrants living in Chicago during this time period‚ and was also regarded as a catalyst for influencing positive community relationships between
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An act of kindness can go a looooong way. Jane Addams and Mahatma Gandhi made big changes to this world through their positive passions and that had a great sizable effect on people and continues to do so. Opening a new law office‚ supporting and giving to the poor‚ and the Hull House are all ways these people have shown their passion. First of all‚ positive actions can have great effects on people by opening a new law office to end mistreatment. To clarify‚ positive actions could have great effects
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Mary Jane: The Devil Weed ABSTRACT: This paper‚ entitled "Mary Jane: The Devil Weed?" attempts to examine what we know about marijuana and what problems are associated with its use. The paper examines briefly the history of marijuana legislation‚ marijuana ’s known effects‚ and conclusions about its danger. Early in this century‚ the government waged a war of terrorism on marijuana‚ or cannabis sativa. "By 1937‚ forty-six states had laws against the use of marijuana‚ and its use had already
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| Assignment 3- Richmond Engineering in China | | Executive Summary Richmond Engineering has been attempting to enter the Chinese market since 1984 without much success however in 1991 they were sought out to be part of a joint venture with the Chinese. Two years later Richmond Engineering’s vice-president and treasurer‚ Smilla Finn‚ has been summoned to China‚ for final negotiations‚ in an isolated town outside of Beijing and the grueling hours of negotiations were not going well nor seemed
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#1 Both Jane Addams and Saul Alinsky‚ worked to enact social change within the poor neighborhoods of Chicago. Both would also go on to inspire many other social changes due to their methodologies and accomplishments. However‚ Addams’ and Alinsky’s approaches to bring about social change are often described as being polar opposites. One could argue though‚ that despite these superficial differences‚ Addams and Alinsky shared a commonality that is not often talked about. Jane Addams started
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At the turn of the twentieth century the press received a great amount of credit for the success of the Progressive movement. Notable muckrakers Jane Addams and Jacob Riis showed determination towards there being a change; each made sure to use their abilities to aid in not only a social way‚ but ask economically and politically‚ even to this day what they’ve done has made a massive impact. A native of Denmark‚ Jacob Riis moved to the US in 1870 to pursue work. Riis worked as a police reporter
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This essay will look at representations of black and white women in both The History of Mary Prince by Mary Prince and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and in doing so it will also look at the distinctions between what is perceived as normal and what is perceived as deviant in the two works. In order to discuss this I will look at the characters of Jane and Bertha in Jane Eyre. This essay will discuss how they are depicted within the novel and will include works such as The Madwoman in the Attic by
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