What was the back illness that Jane Addams had?

Answer 1

This is something which may or may not be a myth. Some humanitarians have had various handicaps- some of which they hid from the Public at large. The Girl Scout"s foundress, Juliette Gordon Low, had a hearing loss problem, but this is a handicap that, unlike some others, does not so to speak, photograph. Reading biographical sketches on Addams in history books as a child- I got the impression she had something wrong with her- but it was kind of evasive.