Jane Addams is an early leader in woman’s suffrage and a pioneer settlement worker in social reform in the United States. She is an exceptional woman who advanced the welfare of working class for adults and children, by political advocacy and by providing practical opportunities. She wanted to help immigrants with education and to have a better life in the city. She believed that women should make their voices heard in legislation and should have the right to vote.
Addams studied the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the poor and the immigrants, and the misunderstood role of women in society. She saw things in Chicago to reform. Poor people were living in crowded neighborhoods. The houses were small and the people lived in crowded rooms. The streets were dirty. People did not have places to get clean water. They did not have places to wash. She wanted to help the people of Chicago. She used sympathetic knowledge- firsthand knowledge gained by living and working among those being studied. This helped her to understand their problems. She listened to them and helped them work together to change things in their neighborhood. She was one of Chicago’s first community organizers. In 1889, Addams …show more content…
When Addams lived in Hull House, she observed other issues that needed to be addressed by reforming city and state laws. Several laws she helped sponsor, included the abolishment of child labor, establishment of juvenile courts, putting limits on working women's hours, recognizing labor unions, making school attendance mandatory, and making safe working conditions for factory workers. In 1906, Jane was in the National American Women's Suffrage Association and fought for the right of women and Black people to vote. These were significant improvements Jane Addams made which contributed to social reform in our country at that time ("Jane
Addams studied the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the poor and the immigrants, and the misunderstood role of women in society. She saw things in Chicago to reform. Poor people were living in crowded neighborhoods. The houses were small and the people lived in crowded rooms. The streets were dirty. People did not have places to get clean water. They did not have places to wash. She wanted to help the people of Chicago. She used sympathetic knowledge- firsthand knowledge gained by living and working among those being studied. This helped her to understand their problems. She listened to them and helped them work together to change things in their neighborhood. She was one of Chicago’s first community organizers. In 1889, Addams …show more content…
When Addams lived in Hull House, she observed other issues that needed to be addressed by reforming city and state laws. Several laws she helped sponsor, included the abolishment of child labor, establishment of juvenile courts, putting limits on working women's hours, recognizing labor unions, making school attendance mandatory, and making safe working conditions for factory workers. In 1906, Jane was in the National American Women's Suffrage Association and fought for the right of women and Black people to vote. These were significant improvements Jane Addams made which contributed to social reform in our country at that time ("Jane