Is Jane Addams A Hero

Claim: Though an issue that has resolved on account of a mindset reform, Between 1826 to the early 21st Century, Women suffered from educational inequality because of the perceptions society had towards them. “The education of girls and young adult women in Colonial America appeared to have received inadequate attention. A sex bias favored males in quality and quantity of educational opportunity, women's education in Colonial America was richer than is popularly conceived,” says Huey P Long, PhD in Education & Educational Research, obtained from Stanford University. This sex bias and unequal educational opportunity is best seen in 1826, when the first ‘schools’ for girls opened in New York and Boston. “The American Journal of Education wrote

Lydia Barrington Darragh She told the guards she needed to get flour, but she really was trying to find a way to warn George Washington. She couldn 't get caught but at least if she was caught her family would be safe. She was on her own. Her name was Lydia Barrington Darragh.

Not only was Jane Addams a leader in the American Progressivism Movement, but she contributed in many other aspects of American history. Her most notable contribution is Hull House, one of the first settlements in America, she created in the West Side of Chicago in 1889. Jane Addams’ motivation for creating the Hull House was not only what I think she felt as her moral and religious obligation to provide some type of relief to those suffering around her, but everyone else’s lack of action and her need to find some type of meaning in her life. After her father’s death and her traveling through Europe for six years Jane began experiencing self-doubt and depression which caused her to notice a lack of meaning in the “comfortable life of a privileged woman” (Lane).

Susan Brownell Anthony once said “ The Older I get , the greatest power I seem to have to help the world; I s am a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain”(Stalcup 4).Susan Anthony- women rights leader. She fought for what she thought was right. She did her best and got what she wanted which was to given women the right to vote.

An example of a hero is Martha from The Secret Garden. Although she doesn’t necessarily save anyone from anything tragic, she seems as if she would be Mary’s Hero. She is encouraging, positive, and caring. When Mary first arrived at Misselthwaite Manor, she was a contrary little girl that hated the moor when she first saw it. However, Martha finally encouraged her to go play in the moor with stories about her brother, Dickon, and what adventures he had in the moor.

Ida Maud Cannon is a historical figure worth mentioning since she is considered the “medical social work pioneer” (Social Welfare History Project, 2012). This woman has made many contributions in medical social work. Ida was a nurse prior to leaping into the social work field (Social work trailblazer, 1997). She was an inspiring woman who travelled to many different countries to create and teach training programs for students and staff. Ida was one of the few that worked with lower class clients who had “unspeakable diseases” (Kerson, T. S., & McCoyd, J. M., 2013).

A hero is a person who overcomes their fears to fight for what is right. A person who fights for change. Heroes are everywhere. Heroes can be anyone. Every hero is a unique person with feelings and families.

A hero is someone who puts others before themselves. Heroic acts can range from small gestures or actions to saving countless lives. Heros are known for their outstanding achievements and bravery. Rosa Parks was a hero because she stood up for what she thought was right, Rosa Parks was courageous, selfless, and determined. Rosa Parks had a fairly normal childhood.

When a person hears the word, “Hero,” somebody that has impacted the life of a person in any part of way or another comes to mind. Someone that has a special place in a person’s heart counts as a hero, not any ordinary person. An African American by the name of Rosa Parks has that special effect on a numberless amount of people. Rosa Parks stood up for separation on December 1, 1955, when she did not give up her seat on a city bus.

When you think of a hero you think of Batman,Superman,and Spiderman, but a hero is someone who has helped you or helps you succeed on what you want to do with your life. The someone that you pick will be with you your whole life and help you through the roughest times in life and help you through your deepest holes. My Michigan Hero is my Dad, my dad has been there for me for 13 years now and he loves me he will help me succeed in whatever I like to do he makes me try hard and to not quit. He has been my coach and made me run and to get in shape and now i’m still trying hard at running at to get better in what I like to do, and he’s been there for me when I was running and pushing me harder to not quit and to not get a drink to run harder and faster, he tells me you always will have more energy in

Jane Addams life as a child was not easy, she had a congenital spinal defect which led to her never being physically strong and her father who served for sixteen years as a state senator and fought as an officer in the Civil War always showed that his thoughts of women were that they were weak, and especially her with her condition. But besides that she lived a very privileged life since her father had many famous friends like the president Abraham Lincoln. Jane was determined to get a good education which she ended up getting. She went to Rockford sanitary for women which is now called Rockford University and she also studied to be a doctor but had to quit because she was hospitalised too many times. Being sick affected her life very much so when she got older she remedied her spinal defect with surgery.

My hero is Katricia Robinson. Katricia Robinson is my mother, as a mother she plays a huge roll in my life she’s more than a mother she’s my best friend, she’s my hero. My mother is a hard worker, strong, loving, caring , independent woman. She’s the greatest woman ever, my mother is a walking miracle, she’s a woman with a lot of strength and faith.