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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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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Victoria Bissell Brown’s introduction to Twenty Years at Hull-House explains the life of Jane Addams and her commitment to insight social change to problems that existed during the turn of the 20th century. As a reaction to the hardships of a changing industrial society‚ Addams decided to establish a settlement house in the West side of Chicago to help individuals who had suffered from the cruelties of industrialization. Rejecting the philosophies that stemmed from the Gilded Age‚ such as social
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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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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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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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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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#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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Jane Addams played a significant role is shaping the Human Service profession. Jane Addams work in developing the settlement house movement has had lasting effects in our field even today. She was successful in changing the overall attitude toward welfare. Before the late 1800’s‚ there was still an attitude of the “worthy” poor vs. the “unworthy” poor. This negative attitude would cast continuous judgment on all people receiving assistance. Upper-class community members would accuse people who were
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