Title
Jane Addams
Subject
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
Women--Suffrage
Description
Jane Addams was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, founder of the famous settlement house, Chicago's Hull House, and recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.
On verso: "Shares Noble Peace Award for 1931: Chicago, Ill. Jane Adams, founder of Hull House, Chicago, will share the Noble Prize Peace Award for 1931 with Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, New York. Announcement of the award, worth roughly about $40,000, was made at Oslo, Sweden, today at a meeting of the Noble Institute. The Noble Committee declared that these two individuals had done more than any others to advance the cause of World peace. It is interesting to know that the U.S. has received this award more than any other country; Photo shows a recent picture of Miss Addams at her desk in the Hull House."
On verso: "Shares Noble Peace Award for 1931: Chicago, Ill. Jane Adams, founder of Hull House, Chicago, will share the Noble Prize Peace Award for 1931 with Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, New York. Announcement of the award, worth roughly about $40,000, was made at Oslo, Sweden, today at a meeting of the Noble Institute. The Noble Committee declared that these two individuals had done more than any others to advance the cause of World peace. It is interesting to know that the U.S. has received this award more than any other country; Photo shows a recent picture of Miss Addams at her desk in the Hull House."
Creator
Wide World Photos
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1931-XX-XX
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401114
Minneapolis Public Library Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
21 x 26 cm