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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
Jane Addams
Born: September 6, 1860
Died: May 21, 1935 (aged 74)
Bio: Jane Addams was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. She created the first Hull House.
Known for:
- Democracy and social ethics (1902)
- Newer ideals of peace (1906)
- The spirit of youth and the city streets (1909)
- Peace and bread in time of war (1917)
- A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil (1912)
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