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    Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator,...
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    settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Hull...
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    I-90 comprises several named highways. The Interstate runs along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (previously called the Northwest Tollway) from South...
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  • The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social...
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    Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, and Al Smith. Outside of government, Jane Addams, Edith Abbott, Sophonisba Breckinridge, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell,...
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    He and his wife Sarah (Weber) Addams had nine children, including Alice Haldeman and social activist Jane Addams. Addams became active in state politics...
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    ABLA Homes (Jane Addams Homes, Robert Brooks Homes, Loomis Courts, and Grace Abbott Homes) was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing development...
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    reformer Jane Addams. Addams would enjoy the Presbyterian Cemetery on Mountain Avenue in Westfield as a child, where – according to author and Addams expert...
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  • The Jane Addams Trail is a 17-mile (27 km) long rail trail in Stephenson County, Illinois. Jane Addams, the trail's namesake, was born in Stephenson County...
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    Blagojevich signed legislation officially declaring December 10 to be “Jane Addams Day.” Addams was one of the first women to have a commemorative day in the entire...
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