珍亚当斯是一位和平促进者，即使她因她的观点而饱受批评；她在国内和国外透过教学、着作及演讲来宣导和平。一次大战前，亚当斯可能是最受美国民众喜爱的女性，一家报社曾举行票选「谁对当今社会的贡献最有价值？」珍亚当斯排名第二，第一名为汤玛斯爱迪生 (Thomas Edison：另一位「会见传奇人物」) ；然而，当她反对美国涉入第一次世界大战时，报纸主编称呼她为叛国者及傻瓜，但她从未改变她的心意。您曾否坚信某件大部分人都认为是错的事呢？


Jane Addams was a peacemaker even when she was criticized for her views. She taught, wrote, and lectured about peace both nationally and internationally. Before World War I, Addams was probably the most beloved woman in America. In a newspaper poll that asked, "Who among our contemporaries are of the most value to the community?" Jane Addams was second, after Thomas Edison (another "Amazing American"). When she opposed America's involvement in World War I, however, newspaper editors called her a traitor and a fool, but she never changed her mind. Have you ever believed you were right about something when most people thought you were wrong?

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