Jane Addams
SOCIAL WORKER (1860 - 1935)
Jane Addams was an American social worker
who founded the first settlement house in the
country. Hull House was a safe place, where
immigrants and low-income families could
acquire an education. Addams was inspired
by a trip to London, where she encountered a
similar project. Addams also co-founded the
ACLU, which continues to fight for rights and
liberties of all Americans. Addams was
also the second female to win the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1931, for her work throughout
the First World War. When Addams died in
1935, she was the best-known female public
figure in the United States.
Mary Church Terrell
ACTIVIST / TEACHER / LANGUAGES
(1863 - 1954)
Mary Church Terrell was an African
American activist and teacher
who campaigned for women's rights and racial
equality. Not only was Terrell one of the first
African American women to earn a college
degree but she was the first to be appointed
to a school board. Beginning her career
in languages she then turned her attention to
social activism. She helped found the National
Association of Coloured Women (1896) and
served as its first national president, and she
was a founding member of the
National Association of College Women. In
2020 she was inducted into the
National Women's Hall of Fame.
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