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Democracy and Social Ethics

Name: Democracy and Social Ethics
Author: Jane Addams
ISBN: 9781617206061

by Jane Addams

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Overview

Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. Beside presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, she was the most prominent reformer 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. In 1931 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

About the Author, Jane Addams

Adams was the founder of Hull-House in Chicago and of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.