This week in history

September 6, 1860, Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois. She graduated from the Rockford Female Seminary in 1881. She started at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia though she had to dropped out due to poor health. After she regained her strength, she toured Europe where she was inspired to work in social reform. Jane discovered the Toynbee Hall in London, and saw how it tackled th...