While troubled with health problems in her youth, Jane Addams’s health began to seriously decline after experiencing a heart attack in 1926. She died on May 21, 1935 at the age of 74, in Chicago, Illinois. She had a powerful intellect that helped her co-fund one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in 1989, win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, serve as the first female president of the National Conference of Social Work, establish the National Federation of Settlements, serve as president of the Women’s National League for Peace and Freedom and accomplish even more. She won worldwide recognition in the first third of the twentieth century as a pioneer social worker in America, as a feminist, and internationalist. It was through her and her activism that bills like the Illinois Juvenile Act were passed, an end was brought to World War 1, and the rights of women were secured. Addams would also be proud to know that the Hull House remained open many years after she passed, and continued to redeem many families in poverty. Many supporters were so inspired by her lectures and novels that they decided to become female activists in her footsteps, and the leading women of our world today. Bystanders are reminded of this legacy while walking the streets of Illinois, passing street signs and memorials in the name of Jane Addams. Although she was laid to rest many years ago, her accomplishments have been carried into the present to illustrate what it means to be a leader, and how to leave an unforgettable legacy.