JANE ADDAMS

Women's Suffrage Leaders
NAME OF THE LEADERDESCRIPTION
JANE ADDAMSShe 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 of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
DESCRIPTIONNAME OF SITECITYSTATE
BIRTHPLACEJOHN H ADDAMS HOMESTEADCEDEARVILLEILLINOIS
ALMA MATERSMITH COLLEGENORTHHAMPTONMASSACHUSETTS
ALMA MATERWOMAN’S MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILIDELPHIAPHILIDELPHIA
ALMA MATERROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY (ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY)ROCKFORDILLINOIS
ALMA MATERUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO ILLINOIS
MUSEUMJANE ADDAMS HULL HOUSE MUSEUM800 S. Halsted, Chicago,ILLINOIS
AFFILIATIONSAMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON DCWASHINGTON DC
DEATHPLACEHULL HOUSECHICAGOILLINOIS
BURIAL PLACECEDEARVILLE CEMETRYCEDEARVILLEILLINOIS
STATUEPEACE GARDEN- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITYFRESNOCALIFORNIA
MURALHULL HOUSECHICAGOILLINOIS