Jane Addams
Personal Information
Born: 1860
Died: 1935
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
1881, graduated valedictorian Rockford Female Seminary, awarded Bachelors following year; 1910, received first honorary degree ever awarded to a female from Yale University
"“Hull-House was soberly opened on the theory that the dependence of classes on each other is reciprocal,” Addams later wrote."
— Jane Addams
Professional Life
Field of Study: Sociology; Public Administration
Institution/Corporation: Carnegie Foundation
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Yale University; Member: Playground Association of America; American Sociological Society; NAACP; National Child Labor Committee
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1931 Nobel Peace Prize; honored with a postal stamp in 1940, Famous American s Series; 12/10/2007, First Jane Addams Day in Illinois; Jane Addams Memorial Park near Navy Pier named aftere her; College of Social Work at University of Illinois at Chicago named after her; 1973 inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame; 2008, inducted into Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame; 2012, inducted into Chicago Literary Hall of Fame; 2012, inducted into the Legacy Walk; 2014, inducted into San Francisco s Rainbow Honor Walk
Achievements: 1931 Nobel Peace Prize
Leader in social work & women's suffrage
Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago
1st person to receive an honorary degree (MA) from Yale University
1931, 1st American female recipient of Nobel Peace Prize
At age 4, developed Potts disease (TB of the spine) which caused curvature of the spine & lifelong health problems
Part of the 1st wave of American females to receive a college education
Believed art was an important element of education 1901, founded what would ultimately become the Juvenile Probation Association, providing probation officers for Juvenile Court