Directory of Addams, Jane Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935)in Cedarville, Illinois, Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize and was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House Movement.

All sites listed here are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment and/or for schoolwork. Please suggest only sites appropriate for children under the age of 18.

Resources in This Category

• Dead Sociologists Index - Addams

  http://media.pfeiffer.edu/lridener/DSS/#addams
  Biographical introduction with articles about her work and ideas.

• Harvard University Library - Jane Addams (1860-1935)

  http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/addams.html
  Biography for the activist, social worker, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, from the library's Open Collections Program.

• Hull-House Museum - About Jane Addams

  http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/_learn/_aboutjane/aboutjane.html
  Short biography, detailed time line and photo essay about Jane Addams.

• Nobelprize.org - Jane Addams

  http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/addams-bio.html
  Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Includes biography, photograph and presentation speech.

• Webster University - Jane Addams 1860-1935

  http://www2.webster.edu/~woolflm/janeadams.html
  Paper written by advanced seminar student Nicolle Bettis, with a focus on intellectual contributions and the unique impact and special problems that being female had on Addams’ career.

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