Month: September 2018

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Teaching with Jane Addams

A group of young boys with dirty faces and worn clothing stand close together, looking at the camera. They appear to be child laborers from an earlier era, possibly the early 20th century.

By Renee DeLora

Over the last year, the Jane Addams Papers Project has been working on expanding audience participation by creating National History Day guides and lesson plans. This effort was funded by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. I worked with Christina Dwyer and Mike Romano, Ramapo College teacher education students who work at the Jane Addams Papers. We were eager to apply what we learned in our courses and at the project for use in our classrooms. Continue reading “Teaching with Jane Addams”

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Give Peace a Chance: Some Ideas Sent to Jane Addams

A group of women, some holding flowers, stand on a ship’s deck holding a large banner that reads “PEACE.” The photo is labeled Peace Delegates on Noordam and features handwritten names and notes.
A group of women on a ship’s deck hold a large banner that reads PEACE. Some are labeled, and all are dressed in early 20th-century clothing, wearing hats and flowers, smiling for the photo.
Jane Addams and other members of the American delegation on the S.S. Noordam, sailing through embattled waters to attend the International Congress of Women in April 1915. (Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014698779/)

If you were given three wishes, what would they be? One of the most common answers is world peace. It’s only natural that people want peace, especially with the barrage of headlines screaming about war and conflict. Continue reading “Give Peace a Chance: Some Ideas Sent to Jane Addams”