"What after all, has maintained the human race on this old globe despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not faith in new possibilities, and courage to advocate them." -- Jane Addams (9/6/1860 - 5/21/1935), co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, and first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (1931), from Peace and Bread in Time of War (1922), Chapter 7 : Personal Reactions During War. Addams was a social worker, philosopher, author, and an early advocate for women's suffrage. She co-founded Hull House in Chicago, which provided a range of social services to poor and mostly immigrant families.
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