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'''Jane Addams''' (1860-1935) was a pioneer American settlement worker and founder of [[Hull House]] in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, pacifist and feminist leader. She was the most prominent woman of the [[Progressive Era]] and helped turn the nation to issues of  concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace.  She was a role ,model for middle class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. She was considered a leading "progressive" but she opposed the liberalism of the [[New Deal]] and showed that private volunteer work was more effective than government interventions.  Many of her programs and approaches resemble those of conservatives in the 21st century.

'''Jane Addams''' (1860-1935) was a pioneer American settlement worker and founder of [[Hull House]] in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, pacifist and feminist leader. She was the most prominent woman of the [[Progressive Era]] and helped turn the nation to issues of  concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace.  She was a role ,model for middle class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. She was considered a leading "progressive" but she opposed the liberalism of the [[New Deal]] and showed that private volunteer work was more effective than government interventions.  Many of her programs and approaches resemble those of conservatives in the 21st century, as demonstrated by Elshtain (2002).

 

==Early career==

==Early career==

Addams was born in the village of Cedarville, in northern Illinois, on Sept. 6, 1860. Her father, a Yankee, was a prominent Republican politician and supporter of [[Abraham Lincoln]]. She early on displayed ambition, a charismatic personality, and a strong sense of moral duty. At nearby Rockford Seminary, which she attended from 1877 to 1881, the conscientiousness tinged with rebellion that characterized her career began to emerge. [[Valedictorian]] and president of her class, she helped transform the small Congregational finishing school for women into a degree-conferring college. Addams was a voracious reader in history and philosophy, and tried to start an oratory program for the young women, but the men at other colleges would not recognize it.<ref> Knight (1998)</ref> Elshtain (2002) emphasizes her religiosity, showing that Addams was influenced by Bunyan's ''Pilgrim's Progress'' and tried to imitate Christ through a "service ethic".   

Addams was born in the village of Cedarville, in northern Illinois, on Sept. 6, 1860. Her father, a Yankee, was a prominent Republican politician and supporter of [[Abraham Lincoln]]. She early on displayed ambition, a charismatic personality, and a strong sense of moral duty. At nearby Rockford Seminary, which she attended from 1877 to 1881, the conscientiousness tinged with rebellion that characterized her career began to emerge. [[Valedictorian]] and president of her class, she helped transform the small Congregational finishing school for women into a degree-conferring college. Addams was a voracious reader in history and philosophy, and tried to start an oratory program for the young women, but the men at other colleges would not recognize it.<ref> Knight (1998)</ref> Elshtain (2002) emphasizes her religiosity, showing that Addams was influenced by Bunyan's ''Pilgrim's Progress'' and tried to imitate Christ through a "service ethic".