Jane Addams
Obama Presidential Center Honoree
Space Name: Toward A More Perfect Union, in honor of Jane Addams | Museum | Level 2
Jane Addams reshaped social work and progressive reform at the turn of the twentieth century. She founded Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago that provided education, healthcare, and social services to immigrant and working-class families. Her grassroots efforts advanced labor rights and immigrant advocacy, culminating in her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Her belief that democracy depends on shared responsibility and inclusion remains as urgent and relevant today as it did in her lifetime.
With gratitude to Joe and Rika Mansueto
Legacy on Campus
Toward A More Perfect Union
Delve into iconic historical moments that helped shape the lives and values of President and Mrs. Obama including the advocacy of honoree, Jane Addams. The exhibition, located on Level 2 explores the efforts of Addams and other social justice leaders across time.
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Through the honoree naming initiative at the Obama Presidential Center, we are partnering with our donors to celebrate a part of the history in which the Obama story is so deeply rooted by associating a named space with a hero, moment, or person "on whose shoulders we stand"—an honoree who made the Obamas’ story possible.
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