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The paper relates that Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6, 1860 to Sarah and John Addams. The paper explains that because of a congenital spinal defect, Jane was not physically active as a child, and despite successful surgery for her spinal condition, she never enjoyed robust health. Yet, the paper relates that despite these obstacles, she lived a long and active life of service to the poor and the underprivileged, and earned worldwide acclaim as an historical leader of social reform and a pioneer of social work in the United States.

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"Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6, 1860 to Sarah and John Addams. Because of a congenital spinal defect, she was not physically active as a child, and despite successful surgery for her spinal condition, she never enjoyed robust health. Yet despite these obstacles, she lived a long and active life of service to the poor and the underprivileged, and earned worldwide acclaim as an historical leader of social reform and a pioneer of social work in the United States."

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The paper relates that Jane Addams is a central figure in the history of public education. The paper discusses how, inspired by reform movements in Europe, as well as by suffering in America's cities, she worked tirelessly for progressive reform in areas such as child labor, housing, immigration, and education. The paper explains that she relied on community action and individual accountability, and helped create momentum for the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century in America. The paper argues that her ideas still have impact and meaning for us today.

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"In the dual fields of social work and public education, perhaps no person is better recognized than Jane Addams. An American leader in progressive reform for immigrants, children, housing, education, and woman's suffrage, her ideals and accomplishments changed the lives of those around her and created a model for future reformers to follow. This paper will provide a brief biography of Jane Addams, explain the significance of her accomplishments and discuss the impact her ideas and reforms have on our present and future. Her life..."

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This paper studies Jane Addams the woman and her accomplishments. At her time, she was probably the most beloved woman in America. It details all her areas of progress including: founding a settlement house, educating, writing, labor advocate, and suffragist. She left a legacy of democratic values behind her and American democracy was at a loss. She had paved the path for women that are holding very high positions in corporations, as general counsels, vice-presidents and presidents.

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"The world certainly did lose something with the death of Jane Addams, with her passing the world lost her fighting spirit and brutal loyalty to American democracy and social justice. But what she left behind was a paved road for women to follow her footsteps. She left a set of ideals in people's minds, she left a role model for little girls who wanted to grow up and change the world. Today and in our history, we have some of those women who fight for some of those same democratic values. Women who are both powerful and influential and make good use of their positions just as Jane did. Women like Eleanor Roosevelt who fought for some of the very same things Jane Addams did, such as democracy, women's rights, and children's education. Oprah Winfrey is another example of an influential role model for women today. She uses her talk show to reach millions and to pass on a message of peace and equality for everyone. Laura Bush continues to crusade for causes both political and social such as literacy, equality, and world hunger. Jane Addams created the foundation for these women to be able to do what they're doing; she showed us all how it's supposed to be done. "

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In this article, the writer discusses Jane Addams, who was a pioneer in social work, an active opponent of war and a driver of reforms in politics and education during the last quarter of the nineteenth and first quarter of the twentieth centuries. However, as the writer points out, many of the social problems she fought so fiercely to overcome, still exist. In this paper, the writer revisits Jane Addams' personal background, ideals, writings and achievements, that furnishes insight into why her activism might be of value at the start of the twenty-first century in dealing with some of today's most serious societal ills.

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"Cimbala and Miller, in 'Against the Tide: Women Reformers in American Society', emphasize the influence that Jane Addams' father and mother had on her life. Her mother, although only alive for the first several years of Addams' life, exhibited kindness and generosity toward the poor thereby serving as a role model. Addams' father, according to these authors, was "a wealthy landowner, miller, banker, investor and state legislator," a man possessing "moral rectitude and civic-mindedness". Upon his death, he left Addams' with a substantial inheritance accompanied by an intense desire to change the world for the better, although her desire was tempered by a perception of expectations of her that constrained her from taking action. Her studies of Tolstoy, Marx, Emerson, and others helped to formulate her commitment to work for the benefit of the poor and suffering."

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This paper focuses on the history and accomplishments of social theorist, Jane Addams, and the "Women of Chicago". The paper describes Jane Addams' life and her contributions to social theory and sociology. It includes her founding of Hull House.

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"Jane Addams was a great contributor to social science during the late eighteen hundreds and through the early nineteen hundreds. She was also a fairly complicated woman since her name appeared on the FBI's list of "most dangerous radicals". Being the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, founding the settlement house known as Hull house, and founding National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or better known as the NAACP, are a few of her more honorable accomplishments. The experiences with all of these successes, particularly the Hull House, contributed highly to her donations to social theory."

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The paper discusses Jane Addams's place in American history and her contributions to society. It looks at her formative years and her Victorian background's emphasis on helping the less fortunate.

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"Jane Addams
A Life

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The following biography will focus on the life of Jane Addams. An introduction will discuss her significant place in American history as a contributor to society and peace. The following section will discuss her formative ..."

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This paper examines how written in 1910 as both an autobiography and an account of her founding of the famous Hull House in Chicago, Jane Addams' seminal text "Twenty Years at Hull House" has much in store for its reader. It examines Addams own account of her formative years, from the almost allegorical narrative of moral development and conversion, to the actual story of this home of social reform at the turn of the century.

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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the book "Twenty Years at Hull-House" by Jane Addams. Specifically, it discusses what her political argument is and how she goes about promoting it in the book. It looks at how Addams argues that it is the responsibility of the government to care and aid those in poverty and that regulating the workplace is one place to begin this aid. It also examines how Addams promotes the idea that everyone needs to respect each other and work together to solve society's toughest problems.

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"Part of her argument surrounds the inactivity of local and state governments to create decent living and working conditions for the nation's poor. She writes, "The policy of the public authorities of never taking an initiative, and always waiting to be urged to do their duty, is obviously fatal in a neighborhood where there is little initiative among the citizens" (83). The city has a moral obligation to create decent conditions for the city's poorest workers, but she notices that often they shirk their responsibility because the immigrant citizens do not know their rights or how to access them. She notes that many houses do not have sewers, there is little street lighting, the streets are dirty, and the schools are inadequate, among other things. "

Tags:poverty, workplace, government, shelter

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Discusses the spiritual pilgrimage or journey of two American leaders: Jane Addams and Malcolm X. Compares purpose of both journeys.. Overview of life of Malcolm X & his spiritual revelation in prison his education, attitudes, his leadership in the black nationalist movement. Overview of Addams life & her spiritual and personal journey. Her decision to devote her future to establishing a settlement house t help Chicago'r poor people; her belief in the need for social welfare programs.

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"The stories told in both The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams each fit the classic pattern of the spiritual pilgrimage. Each of the protagonists sets out on a spiritual journey which is simply seen as part of life, though it is a journey that not everyone takes as fully as possible. Malcolm X, for instance, might have continued down the criminal path he began on had he not had a revelation while in prison. Jane Addams's spiritual journey is more direct and lifelong, and in her case, she had to overcome a physical abnormality because of a congenital spinal defect. Both became leaders in their respective times and communities, and both suggested the importance of such institutions as education, social welfare, and religion.

The vital importance of education is emphasized again and ..."

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This paper explains how each of the protagonists in these stories sets out on a spiritual journey which is simply seen as part of life, though it is a journey that not everyone takes as fully as possible. It shows how Malcolm X, for instance, might have continued down the criminal path he began on had he not had a revelation while in prison. This is compared to Jane Addams' spiritual journey, which is more direct and lifelong, and in her case, she had to overcome a physical abnormality because of a congenital spinal defect. Both became leaders in their respective times and communities, and both suggested the importance of such institutions as education, social welfare, and religion.

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"The vital importance of education is emphasized again and again in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as is the need for a better understanding of the development of a black identity in American society. Malcolm X grew up in a world where being black was a handicap. It could even lead to one's death at the hands of an angry mob, something he knew from his childhood. At the time, this implanted in his mind a subtle sense of shame at his blackness, something he could not have articulated but which influenced his development as a human being and his choices as a young man. He tried to be as white as he could both culturally and physically, a choice which led him into criminal activity that only emphasized his lack of a positive identity in the white world as in the black. Like many other young black men of his generation, he fell into a certain stereotypical mold imposed on him by the way whites viewed black people. He acted out that stereotype and put on the mask society had made for him. He wore his hair straight because white people had straight hair, making him ashamed of his natural hair."

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