Gender Issues In Chapter 3: Jane Addams

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In 1636 women had an education. Then, there were gender issues. These gender issues occurred in 1948. Gender issues are issues between male and female. In this particular gender issue, men were ragging women. Ragging means telling people to do something and the other person has to do it. Due to these issues, parents and adults agreed one of the genders had to be banned from school. Once parents got involved, they believed that men were more useful than women. Because of this, women had to stay home. Soon, governments enforced a law that women could not go to school. These governments were from Cambodia, Haiti, and Pakistan. The western countries continued with education. Women were in protest.

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Finally in 1980, many governments enforced a law that women cannot go to school. Many women were in protest. In some countries, women haven’t been having education for 36 years now. Some of the first countries where women could not go to school are, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Haiti.

Chapter 3: Jane Addams
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Jane Addams, born on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois, was the co-founder of one of the first settlements in the United States called the Hull House. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. In 1889, she was named a co-winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. Jane Addams also served as the first female president of the National Conference of Social Work, established the National Federation of Settlements. She also served as the president of the Freedom and Women Education department. She sadly died on the year of 1935.

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As a kid her life was not the best. Her father ( John H. Addams) was a farmer. Her Mother (Sarah Addams) cleaned other houses. Three of her siblings died when they were infants. Sarah Addams died when Jane was only 2 years old. Another of Jane's sister died when she was 16 years old. As a kid Jane, would either be studying, helping her dad on the farm, or doing
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