A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil (Esprios Classics)

Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 - May 21 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 of 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.