Jane Addams who was born in Illinois in September 1860 is the leader of the settlement house movement in the United States of America.
The noble prize winner was known to have given up marriage and motherhood to enable her help the poor people and engage in social reform.
She talked favorably in support of respecting the values of traditions upheld by those who migrate to American and ways to help them adjust to their new American environment.
The settlement movement aimed at ensuring that affluent citizens of the nations and the poor people of the society can come together in close physical proximity and social interconnectedness.
Congress enacted the "Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)" in 1978 to make clear that discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
