Shirin Ebadi is the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian citizen ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the first woman judge in Iran but lost that position after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Addams was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. You can learn more about her by visiting the Jane Addams Hull House Museum located at the University of Illinois Chicago.

What happened?“, she implies that reformer and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Jane Addams -- whom she describes as “a major proponent of mother’s pensions, government subsidies provided by states ...

American peace activist and social reformer Jane Addams received the 1931 prize, at the height of the Great Depression, for her efforts to “rekindle the spirit of peace” in the United States ...

(WTVO) — Students and staff at Rockford University honored its famous alumni, Jane Addams, with a “Day ... and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. The university provided help to ...

Laura Jane Addams was born in nearby Cedarville in ... When she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, it became obvious she had succeeded in this endeavor.

Residents banded together to save this building and carry on the legacy of its namesake, the social worker and Nobel Prize Winner Jane Addams. In light of recent federal funding cuts and a long ...

The Nobel Peace Prize has been recognizing global strides ... and the oppression of minorities. Addams, an American known as the "mother" of social work, received the honor for founding the ...

In celebration of Rockford University’s most famous alumna, Jane Addams — and ... a period black dress and portrayed Addams. She said if the Nobel Peace Prize recipient were alive, she would ...