Jane Addams Use Of Social Reform In Twenty Years At Hull House

Dishonesty, corruption, and greed were constantly seen during the early 1900s. Social reformers and progressives wanted to fix these issues and purify society. However others did not believe in getting involved. Different authors during the day wrote their points of views and what should be done. Jane Addams wrote Twenty Years at Hull House (1910) to discuss her own opinions. The Report of the Vice Commission, Louisville, Kentucky, Louis Brandeis’s Other People’s Money and How the Bankers Use it, and William Graham Sumner’s What the Social Classes Owe to Each Other also discussed the problems in the world today and how they should be addressed. Each author felt differently about social reforms and had their own motivations and methods for solving issues. A few of the authors believed in fixing and solving the corruption in society, yet one was against social reform. The Report of the Vice Commission believed that reform was necessary because corruption and wrong doing is damaging society and making a lasting impact. The text states, “it …show more content…
The Report of the Vice Commission thought society could improve if the government involved itself. “Officials of the city can act, and we believe they will. Regulations can be made, and will be made. The police can be made to do their full duty, and we believe they will do their full duty.” showing that they believed the police and local leaders could help stop the misbehavior (Report of the Vice Commission). Jane Addams way for improving society was creating the Hull House. Louis Brandeis’s method was having the government get involved. Trusts and monopolies are going against what founding fathers wanted. William Graham Sumner’s method was by stopping social reformers who should just be “minding their own business” (Sumner). Despite all the authors seeing the corruption, they each had their own perspective on how to solve