Jane Addams is known for her Nobel Peace Prize and establishing Hull House. People don’t usually know of everything else she accomplished and worked for. She wasn't just a social worker. The residents at Hull House considered her a motherly figure and their lives were greatly influenced by her. She raised the poor and immigrants of Chicago and led them into great things. Addam’s life was dedicated to helping everyone. She was selfless and cared deeply for people's needs. Every human being mattered to her. She was born into privilege, and instead of using that for herself, she used it to benefit others who needed it most. Jane addams entire life centered around making people feel important. Her wise words and actions echoed through the world, and even today, people are influenced by her and aspire to follow along in her footsteps.
When I was looking over all the topics, the words “social equality” caught my eye. I remembered hearing about Jane Addams before and decided to…show more content… Her family consisted of 8 siblings, her mother Sarah Weber, and her father John Addams. Addams father influenced her later accomplishments since he was a businessman and state senator. Addams idol was Abraham Lincoln which her father was good friends with. At the age of four, Addams was diagnosed with tuberculosis and developed a curved spine and suffered through health problems for the rest of her life.
Jane Addams settlement house, Hull House, was based off of Toynbee Hall in London, which was one of the first settlement houses. Hull House opened on September 18, 1889. At first it first only housed Jane Addams and her friend Ellen Starr. In its prime years it had up to two thousand visitors each week. Addams treated everyone in Hull House with utmost respect and considered them citizens. Hull House had everything from coffee shops to libraries to dance classes. Which were open to everyone's use at Hull
