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Synopsis
Jane Addams (1860 – 1935) was a woman dedicated to helping those less fortunate. Her work at the famed Hull House in Chicago was a frontrunner in social reform. Jane Addams also wrote Democracy and Social Ethics, Newer Ideals of Peace The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets and Twenty Years at Hull-House. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil was written after Addams saw the many reports from the 20 field officers of the Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago whose main office was next to Hull House. Addams saw “the dangers implicit in city conditions and of the allurements which are designedly placed around many young girls in order to draw them into an evil life.” Addams goes on to say “I read the original documents in a series of special investigations made by the Association on dance halls, theatres, amusement parks, lake excursion boats, petty gambling, the home surroundings of one hundred Juvenile Court children and the records of four thousand parents who clearly contributed to the delinquency of their own families. The Association also collected the personal histories of two hundred department-store girls, of two hundred factory girls, of two hundred immigrant girls, of two hundred office girls, and of girls employed in one hundred hotels and restaurants.” Jane Adams hoped that this book would increase the social awareness of the general public.
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About the Author
Jane Addams (1860-1935) was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker and founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. She was the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace. She emphasized that women have a special responsibility to clean up their communities and make them better places to live, arguing they needed the vote to be effective. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. She is increasingly being recognized as a member of the American pragmatist school of philosophy.
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