Jane Adams came from a well-to-do and cultural family. She was so distressed about the misery of poor people that she left her fine home to spend her life in the slums of Chicago. In 1889, she established a settlement house where she initiated many projects such as hot lunch service for factory workers, day care centers for little children, (1)___________________ gymnasium and art gallery. Immigrants and other poor people came to her settlement house for advice and help, as well as for fun.
Jane Adams was also active in fighting against the use of child labor and against war.
(2)___________________ She initiated country vocation programs for poor city children. Jane Adams had great influence on the development of social work in the United States and in other parts of the world. (3)___________________ Settlement houses of a similar kind were founded in many poor neighborhood to make the lives of the poor more meaningful. In 1931, Jane Adams was awarded the Nobel Prize for what she had done for society.
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