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Jane Addams, a social worker in the slums of Chicago -- like Deborah the Hebrew prophetess and only female judge listed among the judges in the Old Testament -- was a strong woman. Jane also had a knack for resolving disputes at her Hull House, the first settlement house in America that ministered to a working-class neighborhood consisting mostly of immigrants in the city of Chicago.
Eventually, like Deborah, Jane became active in the political life of her nation, advocating women's suffrage, fighting child labor abuse, and leading peacemaking efforts that eventually led to a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. She advised every president from William McKinley to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and she co-founded both the NAACP and the ACLU.
Jane's style of non-violence, however, differed sharply with the more militant style of Deborah, the ancient Hebrew judge. Both were powerful women who made an unmistakable impact on their day.
Eventually, like Deborah, Jane became active in the political life of her nation, advocating women's suffrage, fighting child labor abuse, and leading peacemaking efforts that eventually led to a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. She advised every president from William McKinley to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and she co-founded both the NAACP and the ACLU.
Jane's style of non-violence, however, differed sharply with the more militant style of Deborah, the ancient Hebrew judge. Both were powerful women who made an unmistakable impact on their day.
