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

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

3. She was very devoted to her father in her younger years.
She went to school at the Rockford Female Seminary.
She was born in Illinois.
She had surgery on her back which caused her to be on bed rest for over a year.
Her and her friends traveled in Europe for almost two years.
She got her inspiration from Toynbee Hall in London.
Her most famous establishment was called the Hull House.
She is remembered for being the first social worker.
She won a Nobel Prize in 1931.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. Work 1889- Jane and Ellen leased house from Charles Hull
Moved in with a purpose
create a center that would help people

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

11. More Work
Worked to
End poverty
Improve labor conditions
Make school for children mandatory
1911- Became first vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

12. More Work
1912- Campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party
Wrote a few books
Twenty Years at Hull House
Newer Idols of Peace

13. Accomplishments
1909- Became first woman president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections
1915- Accepted chairmanship of the Women’s Peace Party
President of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom until 1929
1931- Nobel Peace Prize

14. Her birth name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
She joined the Sisters of Loreto when she was eighteen.
She officially became a nun on May 24, 1931.
She spent much of her time working in the slums.
Her most significant establishment was called the Missionaries of Charity.
She was directly inspired by Jesus.
She established more than 600 foundations involving Missionaries of Charity.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
She is remembered for her extreme compassion to the world.

15. 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

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

17. Path to Becoming “Mother Teresa”
Confirmation
First Communion
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

18. Work October 7, 1950-established Missionaries of Charity
1960’s-Mother Teresa sent Sisters to other parts of India to serve the poor
1965- she was encouraged by Pope Paul VI to open a house in Venezuela

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

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

21. 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

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

23. Comparison

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

25. 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

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

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

28. Differences Legacies Jane Addams Mother Teresa Social work
Extreme compassion

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

30. References
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Bolton, S. K. (1949). Jane Addams. In Lives of girls who became famous (pp. 1-14). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell . (Original work published 1886)
Clucas, J. (1988). Mother Teresa. New York: Chelsea House.
Jane Addams. (n.d.). Women in history [vignette]. Retrieved November 9, 2008, from
Mother Teresa of Calcutta. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2008, from EWT Web site:
Nobel Peace Prize. (2008). Nobelprize.org. Retrieved November 9, 2008, from