Quite the opposite! she grew up in a respectable, middle or upper middle class background but was haunted by concern for the poor- and indeed got involved in the slum clearance movement. She founded the Hull House in Chicago which ( although it has relocated) still functions as a settlement house and community center. Miss Addams was known to be involved in international affairs- and won the Nobel Peace Prize in the early thirties- it was a joint award, shared with a man, I believe the economist Sir Robert Angell. consult reference books.
she helped the poor.
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Lauren Jane Addams
There is an Illinois highway named after her: the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
I believe Jane Addams was born AFTER the Civil War, not sure. probably not.
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she helped the poor.
Laura Jane Addams
Jane Addams founded settlement houses. Settlement houses were community centers where the poor were educated, given work training, child car, and arts programs.
Hull House in Chicago
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what was Jane Addams hobbies
Jane Addams was involved in the women's suffrage movement and was a pioneer. She believed in helping others and doing socially good deeds.
jane addams was never married
Laura Jane Addams
Laura Jane Addams
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