Addams
Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
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How to use Addams in a sentence
Then Jane Addams' name was tried, the same meager replies resulting.
The Girl and Her Religion | Margaret SlatteryThat Miss Jane Addams has become known chiefly through other activities does not matter here.
Women as World Builders | Floyd DellIt is almost unnecessary to call attention to the importance of a new book by Jane Addams.
Child Labor in City Streets | Edward Nicholas ClopperJane Addams's work at Hull-House is known throughout the civilized world.
Child Labor in City Streets | Edward Nicholas ClopperJane Addams made the house so cheerful and pretty that it was a joy to peep into it.
The Child's Book of American Biography | Mary Stoyell Stimpson
British Dictionary definitions for Addams
/ (ˈædəmz) /
Jane. 1860–1935, US social reformer, feminist, and pacifist, who founded Hull House, a social settlement in Chicago: Nobel peace prize 1931
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