Jane Addams Burial Site

Jane Addams, a social activist famous for her affiliation with Hull House in Chicago, died of cancer on May 21, 1935.

Telegrams arrived by the hundreds, offering condolences from all over the world, including Japan, India, and England.

[1] One famous eulogy from Walter Lippmann stated, "She had infinite sympathy for common things without forgetfulness for those that are uncommon.

[1] Before her death, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C. offered Addams burial in the National Cathedral, beside U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.

[3][1] Her body was transported by train to Freeport, Illinois where it was removed and taken to the Addams Homestead and then to Cedarville Cemetery for burial.