Jane Addams: A Look at her Influence on Americna History

Write an essay on a person who influenced America during the Guilded Age. "...Jane Addams combines all the best feminine qualities which will help us to develop peace on earth." These words were the ones describing Jane Addams on the day she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Jane Addams was, and still is, considered on of the greatest social reformers in American history. She was a woman who fought for the rights and …

…was a great woman who will always be remembered for giving people a life and for giving our country life. Bibliography Davis, Allen F. American Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Polikoff, Barbara Garland. With One Bold Act: The Story of Jane Addams. Chicago: Boswell Books, 1999. "Jane Addams' Hull House Musueum: Biographical Sketch of Jane Addams." [Online] Avaliable <http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/waja.html>, November 12, 2003.