Jane Addams, the Peacemaker

Jane Addams, the Peacemaker

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The text and images are from “America’s Story from America’s Library” by the Library of Congress.

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During World War I, newspaper cartoons like this one made fun of pacifists like Jane Addams.

Jane Addams was a peacemaker even when she was criticized for her views. She taught, wrote, and lectured about peace both nationally and internationally. Before World War I, Addams was probably the most beloved woman in America. In a newspaper poll that asked, "Who among our contemporaries are...

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