First annual JANE ADDAMS DAY ESSAY CONTEST for Chicago Public School students, grades 9-12.
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is accepting submissions for the first annual Jane Addams Day Essay Contest for Chicago Public School students, grades 9-12.
On December 10, 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  On December 10, 2007, the state of Illinois will honor her work and lasting legacy of public service by celebrating Jane Addams Day, the first-ever commemorative day—state or national—to honor a woman.  Jane Addams is remembered for founding Hull House, the settlement house movement, and the entire field of social work. She was an ardent pacifist who also believed that creating a just and peaceful world meant fighting for many things, including juvenile justice, women’s rights, fair labor practices, public parks playgrounds, early childhood education, immigrant rights, access to the arts and culture, public housing, and more.  One finds Jane Addams’s legacy in so many places in our lives today, but of course there is still work to be done in her tradition.  

How does Jane Addams inspire you?   Where do you see injustice today?

The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is accepting submissions for the first annual Jane Addams Day Essay Contest.  Please respond to the question above in 250 words or less.  More resources on Jane Addams and the Hull-House can be found at www.hullhousemuseum.org.  In order to be considered in the contest, submissions should emailed to jahh@uic.edu by Monday, December 3 at 12:00 p.m.  Eligible students are those enrolled in the Chicago Public Schools in grades 9-12.  The winners of the contest will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and a copy of Citizen, the most recent biography of Jane Addams.  If you have further questions, please call Catherine Chandler at 312.355.4683.