Jane Addams | of Illinois

December 10, 2007: Illinois celebrated the first annual Jane Addams Day

Illinois has a virtual AAUW branch – the Jane Addams online branch. Check it out!

Take our quiz!How well do you know Jane Addams? Read or print the quiz
(Word format)

Find books, articles, discover museums and a movie

City of Chicago Resolution, various press releases, and a letter to locally promote Jane Addams Day

Ideas for promoting Jane Addams Day (pdf)

Branch Program IdeasRead how other branches have celebrated Jane Addams Day (pdf)

tn_addams Among many achievements, Jane Addams was:

A founder and the first president of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
A founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
A founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Books

Recommended reading list (pdf)
Read an excerpt from Citizen, Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy by Louise W. Knight. (pdf)
Citizen & other books can be ordered online from our official Jane Addams Day bookstore. Visit Women and Children First & enter “Jane Addams” in the search field.

Jane-related Articles by AAUW member Barbara Zeitz (all pdf files)

Museums

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum: www.hullhousemuseum.org
Chicago History Museum: www.chicagohistory.org
National Women’s History Museum: www.nwhm.org, (for Jane Addams info, see http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/hullhouse.html)

Film

Dinner at Jane’s is a documentary film directed by Suzanne Lacy. Filmed at Chicago’s Hull-House Museum in September, 1993, during the centennial celebration of the Columbian Exposition.
Dinner at Jane’s is now available on DVD! For more details, visit http://www.films42.com/feature/JAD09.asp

Publicity
Branches may use this letter to promote Jane Addams Day in their communities. Read the Resolution by the Chicago City Council naming December 10 as Jane Addams Day: Jane Addams, a member of Chicago AAUW	Dongola Junior High lobby for Jane Addams Day (2006) Illinois Lt. Governor’s Announcement (6/9/06) Illinois Governor’s Announcement (5/21/06) AAUW-IL’s announcement (12/10/06) AAUW-IL’s announcement (12/28/06)