Jane Addams - The Extra Mile - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 53.904 W 077° 01.826
18S E 323922 N 4307461
Memorial for Jane Addams recognizing her early work with the poor and leader in the women’s suffrage and pacifist movements. Memorial is located along the Points of Light Volunteer Pathway in Downtown Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMP05B
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The memorial consists of a bronze disk embedded in the sidewalk with a relief of Jane Addams and the following text:

THE EXTRA MILE

JANE ADDAMS
1860-1935

IN 1889, WITH ELLEN GATES STARR, JANE ADDAMS FOUNDED HULL
HOUSE IN CHICAGO, ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST SETTLEMENT HOUSES.
HULL HOUSE SERVED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR
THE POOR AND ITS SUCCESS HELPED LEAD
TO THE CREATION OF HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. AN ACTIVE REFORMER
THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, JANE ADDAMS
WAS A LEADER IN THE WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
AND PACIFIST MOVEMENTS AND A RECIPIENT
OF THE 1931 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

"Nothing could be worse than the fear
that one had given up too soon,
and left one unexpended effort
that might have saved the world."

Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
Civil Right Type: Class Equality
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