Jane Addams was an activist who changed and helped society with her persistence and dedication. She was born and raised in Cedarville‚ Illinois and went to Rockford Female Seminary in northern Illinois ("Jane Addams." Encyclopedia of World Biography). She later traveled to Europe‚ and when she was exploring to find what she was going to do for the rest of her life‚ she saw that many people were living miserable lives while she was wealthy because of her father. After she saw what was happening‚ she
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Jane Addams and Civic Housekeeping: Bringing Women into the Public Sphere HIST 102: Introduction to U.S. History II Professor Stacie Taranto Phillip Gatto December 5‚ 2013 In the early 20th century‚ more and more issues began to face cities of the United States. Specific issues that cities began facing more and more included the rise in poor sanitation and health concerns in local tenement housing. In order for women to gain access to the public sphere
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Jane Addams: Women’s Rights In the saddening harsh reality of this world‚ some people experience the inequality and discrimination because of their morals‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Having different perspectives can automatically separate one because of their differences. Some people may speak and elaborate about it‚ and others are willing to take a stand for what they feel is wrong or right. On September 6‚ 1860 was the birth of a human being who spoke out and took a stand for what she thought was
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Jane Addams Jane Addams was a pioneer‚ American settlement worker‚ a founder of the Hull House in Chicago‚ a public philosopher (the first American woman to be given that title)‚ an author‚ a pacifist and a feminist leader. In September of 1889‚ Ellen Gates Starr and her founded the Hull House in Chicago. She used Hull House to keep families safe and to improve community and societal conditions. Ellen and Jane developed three ethnic principles for social settlements: to teach by example‚ to practice
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It was a cold night and I lie down in a room with my friend Jane. Her full name is Jane Addams. She had just been on a trip to Europe then Baltimore trying to find herself but I saw that she still wondered what she would do with her life. "So‚ do you have a plan now?" I asked. She cleared her throat. "I am lost‚ Raina. But I’m thinking about taking another trip with Ellen." I nodded my head slowly at her. Ellen was her former college roomate and a really good friend of hers. "Where to?" I decided
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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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social worker pioneer Jane Addams whose accomplishments continues even today to provide a platform of discussion of issues both past and present. Jane Addams achievements continue to have a significant impact on the Social work field of practice today. Some of the challenges she wanted to overcome was to mandate legislation on a local‚ state‚ and federal level‚ which allowed all people to receive the assistance they needed regardless of race‚ sex social class or religion. Jane came from a family that
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must remember that we have not had the chance‚”-Jane Addams. Jane Addams is known as social worker‚ because of her passion for helping others. But‚ behind her courageous act to help others she came from a broken family with many obstacles to face. It all started in the fall of 1887‚ Laura Jane Addams was born. Her parents were John and Sarah Addams. Her mother was not in her life for very long‚ she died giving birth to a child who also died. Leaving Jane with her seven siblings‚ and father. From then
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According to Jane Addams‚ some of the issues that America faced were the rapid growth of industrialization‚ a large class disparity‚ and many individuals who did not know how they would be able to help others. Also‚ when Addams described the subjective necessity‚ she is referring to the reasons why she opened the Hull-House. She cited three different reasons: a desire to interpret democracy in social terms‚ a willingness to help others‚ and the Christian Social Gospel movement. Jane Addams thought
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Jane Addams was another leader in her community trying to help the lower classes immigrants assimilate to America. Addams was born the 6 of September of 1860 in Cedarville‚ Illinois. Her father‚ John H. Addams‚ was a Quaker owning a flour and sawmill factory. Addams was born into a good family where most of her childhood she spent comfort. Since a child‚ she always had an intuition to help and live among the less fortunate. “On that day I had my first sight of the poverty which implies squalor‚ and
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