"The Public School and the Immigrant Child"
Speech
By: Jane Addams
Date: 1908
Source: Addams, Jane. "The Public School and the Immigrant Child." National Education Association, Journal of Proceedings and Addresses, 1908.
About the Author: Jane Addams (1860–1935), an advocate of progressive education, founded Hull House, the most famous of the American settlement houses aimed at improving the lives of urban immigrants. She worked toward the reform of the public schools, ending child labor, and international peace. She was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Addams was the author of many books and articles and was a popular speaker.
Introduction
Immigrants arriving in the United States prior to the 1880s were likely to be from northern Europe and therefore similar in appearance, culture, language, and religion to the majority group. Beginning in the 1880s, new waves of...
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