Eugene in Lane County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Jane Addams (1931)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

1. Jane Addams (1931) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Jane Addams, social worker and internationalist, served as president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She was expelled from the Daughters of the American Revolution for opposing United States entry into WWI. Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize for assisting President Herbert Hoover in providing relief supplies to women and children victims of war. She and Nicolas Butler were co-recipients of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.

Erected 2013 by Nobel Peace Laureate Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Peace • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 44° 3.453′ N, 123° 4.92′ W. Marker is in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. Marker can be reached from Day Island Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eugene OR 97401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles G. Dawes (1925) (here, next to this marker); Al Gore (2007)

Jane Addams (1931) Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

2. Jane Addams (1931) Marker - wide view

The Addams marker is the furthest on the right.

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(here, next to this marker); Frank Kellogg (1929) (here, next to this marker); John Mott (1946) (here, next to this marker); Ralph J. Bunche (1950) (a few steps from this marker); Jimmy Carter (2002) (a few steps from this marker); Henry Kissinger (1973) (a few steps from this marker); Linus Pauling (1962) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eugene.

More about this marker. The marker is located within the Nobel Peace Park, which is situated within Alton Baker Park, between the Defazio Bridge and Day Island Road.

Also see . . .
1. Jane Addams (Wikipedia). "Jane Addams (born September 6, 1860 – May 28, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace. She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school. In 1920, she was a co-founder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).... In 1931, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and is recognized as the founder of the social

Jane Addams (same photo as on the marker) image. Click for full size.

Moffett, Chicago (courtesy of the Library of Congress), 1914

3. Jane Addams (same photo as on the marker)

work profession in the United States. She was a radical pragmatist and the first woman "public philosopher" in the United States. When Addams died in 1935, she was the best-known female public figure in the United States.

(Submitted on October 8, 2020.)

2. Emma Goldman, Eugene Debs, Jane Addams: Honoring Antiwar Resisters....(YouTube, 7 min.). (Submitted on October 8, 2020.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.