Jane Addams
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1 (of 3) Jane Addams, 1906. Painting by George de Forest Brush
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Mrs. Nancy Pierce York and Mrs. Grace Pierce Forbes
2 (of 3) Jane Addams leaves Mercy Hospital. (Photo taken between 1910 and 1915).
Source: Library of Congress, the George Grantham Bain Collection Photographer unknown
3 (of 3) Jane Addams nomination for Carl von Ossietzky. Jane Addams, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, was the first to nominate Carl von Ossietzky. The nomination arrived to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on 15 November 1934, and Carl von Ossietzky was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the next year.
From the archives of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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