Question

Why would jane addams lobby for mandatory school attendance for children?

Answer 1

The answer is because she saw the benefit of education to children. (C)

Answer 2

The options of the question are A) because she did not want children in the Hull House during the day. B) because she had no children of her own. C) because she saw the benefits of education in children. D) because she knew that schooling would inspire their parents to get a job.

The correct answer C) because she saw the benefits of education in Children.

Jane Addams lobbied for mandatory school attendance for children because she saw the benefits of education in them.  

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a social worker, feminist and an activist that supported woman rights and poor people. In 1889 she established the Hull House of Chicago, a place that offered community kitchen and nursery for the poor people. Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Jane Addams also lobbied for mandatory school attendance for children because she saw the benefits of education in them.