American activist and author Jane Addams died #OTD in 1935.
Addams co-founded Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses, in Chicago, Illinois, providing extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school.
Books by Jane Addams at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602