19世纪末20世纪初,美国工业化和城市化进程的加速引发各种社会问题,其中城市贫困儿童的困境成为引人注目的时代问题。作为社会转型时期杰出的女性思想家和改革家,简·亚当斯积极参与到“拯救儿童”的改革潮流中。她对童工、少年犯罪、儿童教育以及儿童健康等问题进行了深入的思考,并为改善儿童的处境作了大量工作,为美国社会的进步与发展做出了贡献。 In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, the acceleration of the process of industrialization and urbanization in the United States triggered various social problems. Among them, the predicament of poor children in urban areas became a noticeable issue of the times. As an outstanding female thinker and reformer in the period of social transformation, Jane Adams actively participates in the reform trend of “saving children”. She has conducted in-depth thinking on child labor, juvenile delinquency, children’s education and child health and has done a great deal of work to improve the situation of children and has contributed to the progress and development of American society.