Jane Addams was largely ignored by her colleagues at the University of Chicago because
A) she was less educated than her colleagues.
B) she was working with colleagues who had published more than she had.
C) gender discrimination was rampant.
D) racial discrimination was rampant.
E) her colleagues did not agree with her assessment of immigration.

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Jane Addams was largely ignored by her colleagues at the University of Chicago because gender discrimination was rampant. Even though she had earned a degree from the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia, she was dismissed as a mere amateur by her male colleagues who did not take women seriously.

Jane Addams Was Largely Ignored by Her Colleagues at the University