I'm back with another in my series of "Guess the Progressive" quizzes. The idea is to remind ourselves that, even in the toughest of times for liberal ideas, a few pioneers stayed strong and true to progressive ideas. I'll give you a brief bio, you figure out who it is. Then click to find out if you're right.
This installment of "Guess the Progressive" features a progressive whose biography still appears in high-school history books, even at a time when bigger names--such as, unbelievably, Thomas Jefferson--have been "purged" by the conservative industrial-education textbook complex.
Who am I?
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, I was a pioneering social worker and feminist.
I spoke out against US involvement in World War I.
I founded Hull House, offering social and educatinal services for poor people in Chicago.
Who am I? To see a photo and learn the name of this pioneering progressive, click this link.