Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Issued to and Signed by Jane Addams and Relatives for Sale

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Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Issued to and Signed by Jane Addams and Relatives For Sale

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Northern Pacific Railroad Co. Issued to and Signed by Jane Addams and Relatives :
$515.00

Stock issued to and signed on back by Jane Addams. Also included 3 other stocks: issued to her sister-in-law Mrs. Mary C.A. Linn, her brother J. Weber Addams, and her father\'s second wife Mrs. Anna H.H. Addams. All signed by them on the back. Group of 4 Stocks! Jane Addams (1860-1935) A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She later became internationally respected for the peace activism that ultimately won her a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, the first American woman to receive this honor. Born on September 6, 1860 in the small farming town of Cedarville, Illinois, Addams was the eighth of John Huy and Sarah Weber Addams nine children. Only five of the Addams children survived infancy. Her mother died in childbirth when Addams was only two years old. Nonetheless, she grew up with privilege; her father was among the towns wealthiest citizens. He owned a successful mill, fought in the Civil War, was a local politician, and counted Abraham Lincoln among his friends. Addams also grew up with liberal Christian values and a deep sense of social mission. Addams graduated at the top of her class from Rockford Female Seminary in 1881. Part of a new generation of college-educated, independent women that historians have called New Women, she sought to put her education to greater use. Although her religiosity waned under the heavy Christianity of Rockford, her commitment to the greater good increased. For the next six years, she attempted to study medicine, but her own poor health derailed her. Addams found her true calling while in London with her friend Ellen Gates Starr in 1888. The pair visited Toynbee Hall, a settlement house on the citys East End that provided much-needed services to poor industrial workers. Addams vowed to bring that model to the United States, which was in the early years of escalating industrialization and immigration. In 1889, Addams and Starr founded Hull House in Chicagos poor, industrial west side, the first settlement house in the United States. The goal was for educated women to share all kinds of knowledge, from basic skills to arts and literature with poorer people in the neighborhood. They also envisioned women living in the community center, among the people they served. Addams and Starr were joined in this effort by women who would become leading progressive reformers: Florence Kelley, Julia Lathrop, Sophonisba Breckinridge, Alice Hamilton, and Grace and Edith Abbott. Under Addams direction, the Hull House team provided an array of vital services to thousands of people Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.