JANE ADDAMS Jane Addams is known for Hull House‚ located in Chicago‚ IL. While this isn’t her only contribution to society during her life‚ this is the one contribution that has probably made the biggest impact on society. Jane became interested in social issues when she went on a trip to England with two college friends. She was exposed to the poverty that was all around England’s East End. Also‚ while she was in England‚ her and her friends came across Toynbee Hall‚ which was a settlement house
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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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Jane Addams’ legacy and impact on history lives on through many people and organizations today. Because Jane Addams opened the Hull House‚ many other settlement houses were built and continue to function. These settlement houses brought attention to the needs of youth in society. In 1893‚ Hull House opened the first public playground in Chicago. Current care for children and teens are seen today in early childhood education‚ after-school programs‚ and focus on recreation such as gym‚ recess‚ and
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Jane Addams‚ a pioneering social worker‚ helped bring attention to the possibility of revolutionizing America’s attitude toward the poor. Not only does she remain a rich source of provocative social theory to this day‚ her accomplishments affected the philosophical‚ sociological‚ and political thought. Addams was an activist of courage and a thinker of originality. Jane Addams embodied the purest moral standards of society which were best demonstrated by her founding of the Hull-House and her
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It took a group of journalist called muckrakers‚ such as Jane Addams and Upton Sinclair‚ to bring attention to labor and living conditions and make a difference. President Theodore Roosevelt coined the name muckrakers‚ because they “raked the mud of society” by uncovering and reporting the nation’s issues. Jane Addams cofounded Hull-House‚ which attracted reformers that were committed to social service‚ challenged boss rule and the
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Eve Grigware 11/30/12 Persuasive Historical Essay In the early 20th century‚ many social and political movements demanded the attention and action of the United States. During this time‚ Jane Addams became an accomplished philosopher‚ author‚ peace advocate‚ feminist and sociologist during the Progressive era‚ who was unique from other reformers during this time because she didn’t prioritize the social‚ economic‚ and political inequalities that plagued America’s minorities;
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Jane Addams truly had an unbelievable impact upon those around her. "Walter Lippmann‚ noted author and critic‚ commented‚ ’She had compassion without condescension‚ She had pity without retreat into vulgarity. She had infinite sympathy for common things without forgetfulness of those that are uncommon.’ (Robin Berson) A friend of hers recalled astutely‚ ’She was a woman of marvelous poise. She never seemed to be flustered‚ never off balance‚ even when angry - and she was capable of deep indignation
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Open for approximately 120 years‚ the Hull House in Chicago aided countless‚ different people. Some of those residents eventually rose to prominence and impacted even more people on local‚ state‚ and national levels. 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
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Settlement houses are a large part of social work history in both the United States and England. These houses have many different functions‚ but their main priority is to provide services to individuals‚ groups and communities in order to solve community problems. Some houses have a specific focus such as children‚ women‚ employment etc. Others are simply a resource in the community for everything from employment to education. These houses were so successful that many are still in operation today
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Hillary Clinton and Jane Addams both saw a need for labor reform nearly one hundred years apart. Clinton and Addams’s progressive ideas are similar in which they want all workplaces to be safe for the employees‚ a day’s wage to increase in order to satisfactorily provide for employees families‚ and a stable future for when the workers reach retirement. Jane Addams drew her focus on child labor. The industrial revolution brought the concept of child labor. Children were working in places such as mills
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