Jane Addams, founder of Hull Settlement House in Chicago, was a powerful inspiration and aid to the poor and downtrodden, like Nellie Wicks, who was great-grandmother to singer/songwriter Kristin Lems. Kristin was inspired to create a musical play about Jane Addams & Nellie called Saint Jane and the Wicked Wicks, a production that is both entertaining & educational about one of the most influential women in US history, recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of several organizations, including the NAACP & the ACLU. Kristin's play features wonderful historical & personal glimpses, and also a lot of excellent music. Learn more about the play at SaintJanePlay.com and watch it on YouTube here.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Non-affiliated, UCC - United Church of Christ, Unitarian Universalist
Featured music, all from Kristin Lems' play, Saint Jane and the Wicked Wicks:
We Can Do It
Hull House Rag
Straight to Hell in Chicago
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