Jane Addams Quotes


Must be grounded in a philosophy whose foundation is on the solidarity of the human race, a philosophy which will not waver when the race happens to be represented by a drunken woman or an idiot boy.


Citations

Addams, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull-House. The Macmillan Company, 1910, p. 125.

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Jane Addams
Jane Addams
  • Born: September 6, 1860
  • Died: May 21, 1935
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Social Worker Political Activist, Author Lecturer, Community Organizer, Public Intellectual

Jane Addams was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace. She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school. In 1920, she was a co-founder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).