Jane Addams: our WILPF heroine. Peace and Freedom | March 22, 2004| | COPYRIGHT 2004 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Many wonderful women were involved in the 1915 founding of the Woman's Peace Party (the precursor of WILPF), but none is as widely known and respected as Jane Addams. There are many reasons for Addams' reputation. For most people in the United States, Addams was best known for her creation of the Chicago settlement house, Hull House, which brought her much notoriety during her lifetime. In 1931, she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with WILPF. Addams, however, was not simply an activist. She was also a philosopher and theorist about peace. Her life's journey took her ...

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