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Jane Addams . By: Taylor Collins & Kallie Biermaier. Biography. ~ Full name: Laura Jane Addams ~Born on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois ~Parents: John Huy Addams & Sarah Weber ~Father’s Jobs: State Senator & Soldier in the Civil War
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Jane Addams By: Taylor Collins & KallieBiermaier
Biography ~Full name: Laura Jane Addams ~Born on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois ~Parents: John Huy Addams & Sarah Weber ~Father’s Jobs: State Senator & Soldier in the Civil War ~Graduated from Rockford Female Seminary in 1881 ~Traveled to Europe ~1st women’s president of National Conference of Charities and Corrections ~Member of the Chicago Board of Education ~Chairman of the School Management Committee
Biography CNtd. ~1st woman to receive an honorary degree from Yale University ~She suffered a heart attack ~Died in 1935 at the age of 75 ~Her funeral was held on the grounds of the Hull House