In 1931 this social worker picked up a Nobel Peace Prize to put in her house
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1.2 Understanding Society | Sociology: Understanding and ...  We have just seen that sociology regards individuals as social beings influenced in .... Picking up on Mills's insights, William Ryan (1976) pointed out that ... (a home for the poor in Chicago) in 1899 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. ... and her book Twenty Years at Hull House remains a moving account of her work...
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Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy: Dennis Brindell Fradin ...  But it was her work as a pacifist that put her in the international spotlight. ... Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 and, at the time of her death, Jane Addams was one of ... The settlement house she founded in 1889 provided a place for the poor to learn, ... Nineteenth Ward of Chicago in order to get the garbage picked up, is telling and...
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Summary/Reviews: Jane Addams :  But it was her work as a pacifist that put her in the international spotlight. ... her pacifist activities, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 and, at the ... The settlement house she founded in 1889 provided a place for the poor to learn, ... in order to get the garbage picked up, is telling and draws readers into the story.
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Jane Addams - Biographical - Nobelprize.org  Her father was a prosperous miller and local political leader who served for ... tour to Europe with her friend Ellen G. Starr, she visited a settlement house, ... a center for a higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and ... December 10, 1931, that the Nobel Peace Prize was being awarded to her in Oslo.
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Jane Addams: groundbreaking social worker, social/political activist ...  See more about Jane Addams, Hull House and Nobel Peace Prize. ... The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to her (and to Nicholas Murray Butler) in 1931. .... She became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. ... She came up with Social Security the 40 hour work week and overtime pay.
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King wins Nobel Peace Prize - Oct 14, 1964 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, King wins Nobel Peace Prize on Oct 14, 1964. ... December ... He received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 organized the first ... He donated the prize money, valued at $54,600, to the civil rights movement.
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This Day in History December 10, 1901 | Mystic Stamp Discovery ...  Dec 10, 2015 ... The first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jean-Henry Dunant as the ... The King of Sweden presents awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, and ... These stamps were engraved for both postal services by the Polish born...
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International Committee of the Red Cross - History Organization  In February of 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Socit genevoise d'utilit publique [Geneva Public Welfare ... Boissier, Pierre, Histoire du Comit international de la Croix-Rouge de Solfrino  Tsoushima. ... Transl. by Edward Fitzgerald of Le Troisime Combattant. ... All you need to know about the Nobel Peace Prize!
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Ralph Bunche: 12/10/1950 Ralph Bunche is the first African ...  ... first African-American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for his work with the UN [1950] ... December 10,1950: Ralph J. Bunche became the first African American to ... Ralph Bunche First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 ... He was awarded in 1950 for his successful mediation of a ceasefire between...
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Human Rights, Ulster Groups Win Nobel Prizes - The Washington Post  Oct 11, 1977 ... The Nobel committee also awarded the 1976 prize retroactively to two Catholic ... The two women were honored for their attempts to waken the conscience of ... and Protestants alike to stop supporting the violence and work for peace. ... The organization campaigns strenuously for the prisoners' release and...
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7 Things You May Not Know About the Nobel Prizes - History in the ...  Dec 10, 2012 ... The Nobel Prizes, awarded annually on the anniversary of founder ... In 1903, Marie Curie became the first female Nobel laureate when she and ... In 1935, Marie and Pierre's daughter, Irene, was awarded a prize in chemistry, which she shared with her ... Albert Einstein's ex-wife got his Nobel Prize money.
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Martin Luther King Wins The Nobel Prize for Peace  Oslo, Norway, Oct. 14--The Nobel Peace prize for 1964 was awarded today to the Rev. ... The 35-year-old civil rights leader is the youngest winner of the prize that Dr. Alfred ... National Congress in South Africa, Chief Albert Luthuli, received the award. ... Dr. King, who said he would use the money to advance the civil rights...
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Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1978 (1904 - 1991 ...  Nov 22, 2014 ... Hebrew:   , Nobel Prize in Literature, 1978 .... Singer later used her name in his pen name "Bashevis" (Bathsheba's). ... Singer moved with his mother and younger brother Moshe to his mother's .... all of it in newspapers  and then edited his novels and stories for their American versions,...
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Jane Addams - Wikipedia  Jane Addams (September 6, 1860  May 21, 1935) 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 settlement house in the United States, Chicago's Hull ... Addams adored her father when she was a child, as she made clear in the...
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First Black receives Nobel Peace Prize | African American Registry  *On this date in 1950, Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his successful mediation of a series of armistice...
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Nobel Peace Prize Won By Elie Wiesel - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Nobel Peace Prize Won By Elie Wiesel. October 15, 1986|By United Press International. OSLO  Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel, the shy literary...
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Spoiler Talk: CotD (Thurs)  Fikkle Fame  Oct 20, 2016 ... $800: Though he was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, he enjoyed boxing. jujitsu & wrestling $1200: (at Eisenhower home in...
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For Winning The Nobel Prize, Niels Bohr Got A House With Free Beer  Nov 28, 2012 ... After winning the Nobel Prize in 1922, eminent scientist Niels Bohr ... also a favorite of his fellow Danes when he lived in Copenhagen. ... Carlsberg had a passion for science as part of its company culture. ... Indeed, Bohr had a series of famous debates with Albert Einstein, ... Read my Forbes blog here.
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List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - Wikipedia  The Norwegian Nobel Committee each year awards the Nobel Peace Prize to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, ... He was jointly awarded the 1973 award with Henry Kissinger but declined the ... "[For his work as] founder of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration League".
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Nobel Peace Prize - Wikipedia  The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes created by the Swedish industrialist, ... Nobel died in 1896 and he did not leave an explanation for choosing peace as a ... in 2011, the record was broken once again with 241 nominations. .... was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and, finally, a few days before his...
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Mother Teresa offers blessings, comfort to city Nobel peace laureate ...  May 30, 1996 ... Mother Teresa, the 4-foot-10 champion of the poor, visited Baltimore ... to city Nobel peace laureate hears renewal of vows, visits AIDS hospice ... Mother Teresa has opened hospices and clinics in 120 countries and ... to us, 'Come because I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. ... December 10, 1995.