Mother Theresa had been one of those who committed her life for the underprivileged. Not only the systems created by the human for the governance of themselves had produced a kind people named underprivileged, even the god, the creator had brought many people with defects in their organs and thus grouped as under privileged. It could the reason that people of same nature as Mother Theresa those who worked for such mistakes of the god had been praised by all. In this list, not only Mother Theresa but there was many without much known to the world.
Jane was only seven years old when she visited a shabby street nearby town and seeing ragged children there, announced that she wanted to build a house so the poor children would have a place to play. As a young adult, Jane and a friend, Ellen Starr, visited Toynbee Hall in London where they saw many educated people help the poor by living among them.
She and Ellen returned to the slums of Chicago, restored an old Hull mansion and moved in. There they cared for children of working mothers, and held sewing and cooking classes. An art gallery, play ground, and public music, reading and rooms were created in the mansion there by her dreams had come true to a great extent.
She also fought against the labour laws, and campaigned for adult education, day nurseries, better housing, and woman suffrage.
She was offered a university degree by the Yale and was also called as the “America’s most useful citizen” by the President Theodore Roosevelt, and finally was given Nobel Prize for peace.
No matter how famous she became, however, Jane Addams remained a resident of Hull house. She died a resident of Halsted Street in the heart of the slum she had come to call home.
She should be a great soul sent by god to correct his mistakes.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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