Jane Addams
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Middle grade +
Jane Addam's biography recounts her first noticing how being poor in the late 1800s limited lives, livelihoods, and health and her determination to change these situations. Through her writings and speeches, Addams worked to create a more peaceful, fair world for all people, no matter their race, color, nationality, or gender. Addams advocated tirelessly on community, state, and national and international levels to promote women's, worker, and children's rights and the evils of war. No one--not millionaires, presidents, or the FBI--could stand in the way of her quest for justice. Along the way, she became one of the most beloved--and most disliked--women of her day. She is especially known for cofounding Hull-House (the most celebrated settlement house in the United States) and becoming one of few women worldwide to earn a Nobel Peace Prize. Her efforts to improve social services and communities led to training leaders to carry out this work and opening the first professional school of social work at the University of Illinois, Chicago, named in her honor. She achieved all this despite living with debilitating disease.
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