Addams,Jane

Addams,Jane
Addams, Jane. 1860-1935.
American social reformer and pacifist who founded Hull House (1889), a care and education center for the poor of Chicago, and worked for peace and many social reforms. She shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • Addams, Jane — ► (1860 1935) Socióloga y feminista estadounidense. Fue premio Nobel de la Paz en 1931, compartido con N. M. Butler. Destacó por sus actividades pacifistas. * * * (6 sep. 1860, Cedarville, Ill. EE.UU.–21 may. 1935, Chicago, Ill.). Reformadora… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Jane Addams — [Jane Addams] (1860–1935) an American who worked to improve social conditions and shared the 1931 ↑Nobel Prize for peace. She and Ellen Gates Starr began the Hull House in ↑Chicago in 1889 to help poor people. From 1915 to 1929, Addams was… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jane — jane. □ V. agua jane. * * * (as used in expressions) Addams, Jane Austen, Jane Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Campion, Jane Delano, Jane A(rminda) Fonda, Jane (Seymour) …   Enciclopedia Universal

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