珍亞當斯的傑出成就

後來受到全國民眾喜愛的珍亞當斯也試圖幫助赫爾大廈以外的人；她及其他的赫爾大廈居民常會「遊說 」市政府及州政府；遊說的宗旨在於催促政府官員及立法相關人士通過對社會有利的特定法律及執行能嘉惠大眾的某項行動。舉例來說，亞當斯和她的朋友說服政府建造遊樂場、於芝加哥各處設立幼稚園、立法確保工廠的工作環境安全、童工相關法令及執行禁毒規定。

亞當斯深信幫助自己的所在社區實屬個人義務，但她也認為政府應該幫助美國民眾，讓他們生活的更安全及更健康；本著這個信念，1890及1900年代，亞當斯及其他許多美國人都是「進步運動」 (Progressive movement) 的一份子 。有一陣子，他們甚至為此成立了一個政黨。1912年時，當羅斯福 (Theodore Roosevelt) 代表進步黨 (Progressive Party) 角逐總統一職時，珍亞當斯在黨部大會上公開表示支持羅斯福。


Jane Addams, who had become a popular national figure, sought to help others outside Hull House as well. She and other Hull House residents often "lobbied" city and state governments. When they lobbied, they contacted public officials and legislators and urged them to pass certain laws and take other actions to benefit a community. For example, Addams and her friends lobbied for the construction of playgrounds, the setup of kindergartens throughout Chicago, legislation to make factory work safer, child labor laws, and enforcement of anti-drug laws.

Addams believed in an individual's obligation to help his or her community, but she also thought the government could help make Americans' lives safer and healthier. In this way, Addams and many other Americans in the 1890s and 1900s were part of the Progressive movement. For a while, they even had a political party. When Theodore Roosevelt ran for president for the Progressive Party in 1912, Jane Addams publicly supported him at the party convention.

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