Jane Addams and Mother Teresa Maisie O’Meara Mrs. Herrmann World History Honors Semester Presentation

Two Motherly Figures Biography – Jane Addams – Mother Teresa Similarities Differences Who had a greater impact?

When was Jane Addams born? Who was Jane Addams very devoted to in her younger years? What school did Jane Addams go to and graduate from? Where did Jane Addams and her friends tour for almost two years? What did Jane Addams have surgery for which caused her to be on bed rest for a year? Where did Jane get her inspiration to establish a home that would help people in need? What was Jane Addams’s most famous establishment called? How did Jane Addams die? What is Jane Addams remembered as?

Childhood Born September 6, 1860 Born in Cedarville, Illinois Mother died when she was two years old Had a congenital spine defect Very devoted to father

Education Attended Rockford Female Seminary Developed strong leadership skills Graduated in 1881 Valedictorian of a class of seventeen Received bachelor’s degree at Rockford College for Women Father encouraged her to pursue higher education

Problems as a Young Woman Parents thought she had enough education Took Jane and friends to Europe Became very ill during this trip Father died when she returned

Problems as a Young Woman Became depressed and even more ill Could not move without pain Had surgery to fix spine Put into a back harness

Work Went back to Europe Sightseeing with friends Introduced to works of Toynbee Hall – Encouraged Jane and Ellen G. Starr to create similar house

Work Jane and Ellen leased house from Charles Hull Moved in with a purpose create a center that would help people

Hull House Cared for children Cared for the sick Second year-Hull House was helping 2,000 people every week

More Work Worked to – End poverty – Improve labor conditions – Make school for children mandatory Became first vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

More Work Campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party Wrote a few books – Twenty Years at Hull House – Newer Idols of Peace

Accomplishments Became first woman president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections Accepted chairmanship of the Women’s Peace Party President of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom until Nobel Peace Prize

What is Mother Teresa’s birth name? What did Mother Teresa join in Ireland when she was 18? When did Mother Teresa make her initial vows to become a nun? When did Mother Teresa receive her inspiration from Jesus? Where did Mother Teresa spend much of her time working in? What was Mother Teresa’s most significant establishment called? How many Missionary of Charity foundations did Mother Teresa establish? In what year did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize? When did Mother Teresa die?

Childhood Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Father died when she was eight – Left family in financial debt Member of the youth group called Sodality

Childhood Felt a strong call from God Mother, encouraged her vocation Knew she was going to be a missionary

Path to Becoming “Mother Teresa” Received First Communion when she was five and a half Was confirmed in November of 1916 Left home to join the Sisters of Loreto Trained in Dublin Made initial vows to become a nun on May 24, 1931 First Communion Confirmation

Work October 7, 1950-established Missionaries of Charity 1960’s-Mother Teresa sent Sisters to other parts of India to serve the poor she was encouraged by Pope Paul VI to open a house in Venezuela

Work Eventually there was a house in every continent From 1980 on a house was opened in every communist country – Soviet Union – Albania – Cuba

Mother Teresa’s Establishments 1963-established Missionary of Charity Brothers 1976-established Contemplative Sisters 1979-established Contemplative Brothers 1984-Missionary of Charity Fathers

Accomplishments Mother Teresa’s sisters reached 4,000 members 610 foundations established in 123 countries Indian Padmashri Award in 1962 Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971

Accomplishments Nehru Prize in 1972 – For her great promotion of international peace Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Balzan Prize in 1979

Similarities Influences Older siblings Parent died Encouraged by a parent Traveled to different countries to study Developed strong leadership skils

Similarities Wanted to help the needy Worked in the slums Very generous and determined Nobel Peace Prize Created very important establishments Very famous women activists

Differences Grew up in different parts of world – Jane Addams United States – Mother Teresa Macedonia Education – Jane Addams Rockford Female Seminary – Mother Teresa School and youth group at parish

Differences Addams had no direction Mother Teresa knew she wanted to be a missionary Jane addams – Materialistic – Political Mother Teresa – Religious – Spiritual

Differences Legacies – Jane Addams Social work – Mother Teresa Extreme compassion

Greater Impact Jane Addams Very first social worker Worked very hard for other causes Mother Teresa’s work was more limited

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