Jane Addams (1931)
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) (here, next to this marker); Frank Kellogg (1929) (here, next to this marker); John Mott (1946) (here, next to this
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 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.)
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