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Jane Addams

American social reformer, 1860 to 1935

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Founded Hull House in Chicago to serve immigrants and the poor, campaigned for women’s suffrage and peace, and won the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

Jane Addams sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly peace-first on war and peace, strongly globalist on nation and leaning libertarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Jane Addams sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Jane Addams

PacifismRejects war as a political tool and favors nonviolent resistance and disarmament.98%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…96%Utopian socialismImagines planned model communities built on cooperation, an approach that predates…94%Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.93%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.