What are some key facts about Jane Adams?

Famous social reformer and women's rights activist Jane Addams was born on Sept. 6, 1860, and died in 1935. One of Addams' first achievements as an activist was co-founding the Hull House in Chicago, which was dedicated to helping the poor. She was co-winner of the Nobel Prize in 1935.

Addams was born in Cedarville Illinois, and had eight other siblings. Since her father was a businessman and state senator, she grew up with few wants. She was inspired to begin a settlement house in Chicago after visiting a similar one in England. Hull House of Chicago established social programs for poor and immigrant populations. Addams often spoke on the subject of peace, and she published her talks in a 1907 work called "Newer Ideals of Peace." She became chair of the Women's Party following the beginning of World War I. As a peace advocate, Addams dedicated herself to finding a way to end the war, and she worked as President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom from 1919 to 1929. Her health began to drastically decline following a heart attack in 1926. She died in Chicago on May 21, 1935, and is widely remembered for her efforts as an avid philanthropist and activist.