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Jane Addams

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The Resume

    (September 6, 1860-May 21, 1935)
    Operated Hull House
    Wrote 'Twenty Years at Hull House'
    Co-founder of NAACP and ACLU
    Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1931

Why she might be annoying:

    She grew up rich.
    Her parents refused to allow her to attend medical school out of a fear that if she did, she would never get married.
    She was very sick and depressed as a young woman.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Hull House provided the indigent with health care, legal advice, and child care. It also provided vocational training and English classes for immigrants.
    She played a pivotal role in campaigning for many social reforms, including child labor laws, factory safety laws, and universal education for children.
    Few people in the history of the world have done so much work for the rights of so many.
    She helped found the ACLU, NAACP, and many other organizations.
    She fought for women's suffrage.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 223 Votes: 49.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 147 Votes: 45.58% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 172 Votes: 49.42% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 88 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 74.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 41.46% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 43.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 45.58% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 801 Votes: 43.95% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 660 Votes: 41.36% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 599 Votes: 45.58% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2533 Votes: 35.49% Annoying