Jane Addams Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jane Addams.

Jane Addams was a renowned American social reformer, pacifist, and women's rights advocate. She was born on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois, and was raised in a prosperous family. After receiving a college degree, Addams traveled to Europe and was profoundly influenced by the settlement house movement in London. Inspired by her experiences, she co-founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889.

Hull House aimed to provide social and educational services to the impoverished immigrant population in Chicago. Addams tirelessly worked to address societal issues such as child labor, public health, housing conditions, and women's suffrage. She promoted the idea of social equality and believed that everyone, regardless of their social status or ethnic background, should have access to education and support.

Recognized for her commitment to social justice, Jane Addams became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Throughout her career, she advocated for peace and disarmament and actively participated in the suffrage movement. Her efforts immensely impacted American society, and she remains an influential figure in the history of social reform.

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America's future will be determined by the home and the scho

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.

I had a consuming ambition to possess a miller's thumb. I be

I had a consuming ambition to possess a miller's thumb. I believe I have never since wanted anything more desperately than I wanted my right thumb to be flattened as my father's had become, during his earlier years of a miller's life.

Life Rights Ambition

In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we m

In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we must all dig channels as best we may, that at the propitious moment somewhat of the swelling tide may be conducted to the barren places of life.

Inspirational Justice Oppression Social Justice Altruism

... life cannot be administered by definite rules and regula

... life cannot be administered by definite rules and regulations; that wisdom to deal with a man's difficulties comes only through some knowledge of his life and habits as a whole...

Wisdom Life Man Rules Difficulties

Social advance depends as much upon the process through whic

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an excepti

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain - until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it canno

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal res

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

America's future will be determined by the home and the scho

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.