Jane Addams was a powerful influential woman to modern day sociologist, who was born into a male-dominated society on September 6, 1860. Addams is known as the mother of social work, who was also a pioneer American activist, sociologist and leader in woman’s suffrage and world peace. The power of the American settlement movement, which developed in London, translated to a broad social engagement of Jane Addams. She combined her work dealing with the settlement movement with Hull House, which was…
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