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Laura Jane Addams ( - )

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Born in Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Ancestors

Daughter of John Huy Addams and Sarah (Weber) Addams

Sister of Mary Catherine (Addams) Linn, Georgiana Addams, Martha Addams, John Weber Addams, Sarah Alice (Addams) Haldeman, Horace Addams, George Weber Addams and Infant Addams

Died at age 74in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Profile last modified | Created 27 Oct

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Biography

Jane Addams is Notable.

Laura Jane Addams was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author.

Laura Jane Adams was born in in Cedarville, Illinois. She was the youngest daughter of John Addams and Sarah Weber. [1][2]

Her father was a prominent Illinois statesman and friend of Abraham Lincoln.

As a young child Jane contracted tuberculosis of the spine. She underwent several experimental treatments in her twenties. She suffered from back pain most of her life. [3]

Rockford Seminary, Class of , Jane Addams is holding umbrella

Although she wanted to attend an eastern school, Jane's father insisted she attend the Rockford Female Seminary (Now Rockford University) where he was a trustee.

While there she was accepted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Academic Society. She was well regarded by her classmates who elected her class president and chose her to present the valedictory address in [4]

Hull House

Jane had hoped to study medicine but her ill health required her to end her studies. At the suggestion of her doctors, she took an extended trip to Europe. While in England, she and her friend, Ellen Gates Starr, visited Toynbee Hall, a settlement house for the poor in London. This is when she began to dream of starting her own settlement in Chicago.

In Jane and Ellen rented a large home built by Charles Hull at the corner of Halsted and Polk Streets. They went on fundraising tours and were able to convince several wealthy women to fund their project. Hull House, as it was known, gained a reputation for its innovative programs, which included child care, night school for adults, library, theatre, art gallery, public kitchen, as well as apartments. [5][6][7][8]

Hull House

Social Reformer

Jane's work with the poor led her to champion for social change. She successfully campaigned to change child labor laws in Illinois, enact the first eight-hour work day for women, and establish the first juvenile court.

Jane was one of the early members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

She was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union in [9]

Jane Addams was vice-president of the National American Women's Suffrage Association from She was so outspoken that then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover proclaimed Addams to be “the most dangerous woman in America." [10]

Delegation to the Women's Suffrage

World War I

When World War I broke out, Adams became chair of the Women's Peace Party. Her opposition to the war was unpopular with many and she was expelled by the Daughters of the American Revolution. President Hoover, however, was a fan and appointed her to tour on behalf of the Department of Food Administration to encourage food production and conservation. She often deviated from the script and used this opportunity to talk about the hunger of women and children around the world.[11]

Jane Adams,

In Jane Adams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the first American woman to receive this honor. Her health prevented her from traveling to Oslo to receive it.

Jane Addams died in [12] Her funeral was held in the courtyard of Hull House. She is buried at Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA.

Monument to Jane Adams

US Census

Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois

  • John Addams age 57, Miller, PA
  • Anna H. age 51, Keeping House, PA
  • Jennie age 19, daughter, Student, IL
  • George Haldenilan age 19, stepson, Student, IL
  • Mary Snyder age 20, servant, domestic servant, IL

Us Census

Chicago, Illinois

  • Jane Addams age 40, Sep , IL; Halstead St, Hull House, Manager, IL/PA/PA
  • (several other unrelated residents listed)

US Census

Chicago, Illinois

  • Jane Addams age 49, IL, Hull House, Warden, IL/IL/IL
  • (several other unrelated residents listed)

US Census

Chicago, Illinois

  • Jane Addams age 59, IL, Own Account, Pres Social Settlement
  • (5 other unrelated residents listed)

US Census

Chicago, Illinois

  • Jane Addams age 59, IL, Own Account, Pres Social Settlement
  • (5 other unrelated residents listed)

Sources

  1. ↑ United States Census, ," database with images, FamilySearch (://M6W8-CLG : 12 April ), Laura J Addams in household of John H Addams, Illinois, United States; citing p. 31, family , NARA microfilm publication M (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm ,
  2. ↑ United States Census, ," database with images, FamilySearch (://MXKK-6FM : 7 September ), Jennie Addams in household of John Addams, Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED , sheet 16C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm 1,,
  3. ↑Jane Adams, Disability Studies, Temple U
  4. ↑Jane Adams Class of , Rockford University
  5. ↑ "United States Census, ," database with images, FamilySearch (://MSQJ : accessed 16 December ), Jane Addams, Precinct 20 Chicago city Ward 19, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 1B, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, ); FHL microfilm 1,,
  6. ↑ Year: ; Census Place: Chicago Ward 19, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T_; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: ; FHL microfilm:
  7. ↑ United States Census, ," database with images, FamilySearch (://MJQKY : accessed 16 December ), Jane Addams, Chicago Ward 19, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED , sheet 6A, line 29, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, ), roll ; FHL microfilm 1,,
  8. ↑ Year: ; Census Place: Chicago Ward 19, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T_; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: ; Image:
  9. ↑Women Who Put Women's Rights on the ACLU Agenda
  10. ↑Jane Adams, Class of
  11. ↑Caring Globally, Jane Adams, World War I and International Hunger
  12. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, ," database, FamilySearch (://N3W4-CJG : 27 December ), John H. Addams in entry for Jane Addams, 21 May ; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,,

See also:






Rejected matches &#; Lillie Jane Adams () &#; Willie Jane (Adams) Driskill () &#; Jane E. Adams (abt) &#; Jane Adams (abtbef) &#; Mary Jane Adams () &#; Jane Gibb (Adams) Young () &#; Jane McAdam () &#; Homer Jane Aitken () &#; Jane Elizabeth Adcock () &#; Jane Aitken () &#; Elizabeth Jane Adamson (abt) &#; Jane Virgina Aiken () &#; Jane (Atkins) Hill (abt) &#; Jane Calder (Henderson) Adam () &#; Eliza Jane (Adams) McMullan () &#; Emma Jane (Adams) Wolf () &#; Margaret Jane (Adams) Hamilton (bef) &#; Mary Jane (Bland) Adams (bef) &#; Lillie Jane (Elliott) Adams (abt) &#; Eliza Jane (Nelles) Adams (abt)

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