Ellen Gates Starr

issue in a community and implemented a plan to fix the issue, which is one of the main reasons that social workers are valued so much. Addams became aware of the problems that Chicago’s poor suffered, so she opened a settlement house along with Ellen Gates Starr. At the Hull House, immigrants and the poor population that lived in the Chicago area were given access to various services such as a public kitchen, a gymnasium, a library, child care, and educational courses for adults and children.…

child in poor conditions while they were at work. The nursery was a huge step in the right direction for education. When there was a program missing regarding education, the settlement responded without hesitation and created a program. Addams and Starr created a place where people of all different backgrounds, ages, and socioeconomic statuses could come together and learn. The education programs were formed to set forth a successful model to…

When we hear the word “America” most of us probably think of opportunity, success and freedom. Was America a land of Opportunity? Is a question that is asked quite oftenly. In my opinion I think that America was a land of opportunity for many reasons. In my essay I am going to cover what made America the land of opportunity. One of the main reasons I thought that America was a land of opportunity was because America gave the immigrants different life options that their country didn’t offer them.…

In the early 1900s reformers set out to cleanse the corruption of American politics and to form a community where there is more liberty in the American life. Progressivism is based on the idea of progress and it has a lot to do with economic development and social organization, which is set to improve human conditions and the well being of society as a whole. Part of this reform includes getting rid of prostitution, drinking, and gambling, etc. Progressives appeared in many political…

Jane Addams Research Paper “Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpected effort that might have saved the world” (Addams). This quote from Jane Addams shows how she viewed the world. She felt that you had to do everything you had to help others, which is exactly what she did. Jane changed the world through her work and generosity and it earned her prestigious awards and many viewed her as a role model. The factors that contributed to how she…

Chase Gibbs Sociology 101-12 Professor Moore 10-22-16 Jane Addams September 6, 1860 Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois. “Her parents are Sarah Weber Addams and John Huy Addams” (Daniels 2016). Jane Addams was the eighth of nine children and fifth living child at the time of her birth. When she was two years old her mother died giving birth to an early baby. After Jane’s mother died her father would remarry to Anna Haldeman with two sons. “Jane’s father ran a successful mill business…

All of these reforms impacted our nation in immense ways. Her Settlement House reform helped immigrants have a better place to live. Jane Addams founded the Hull House, in Chicago, Illinois with associate Ellen Gates Starr, where many European immigrants had gone to improve their lives. It had better housing and sanitation and it provided education for people. This led to her strengthening social progress because this helped people support her. Nurseries, a kindergarten…

1a. Jane Addams and the Hull House- She was an american activist and reformer. The Hull house was founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. The Hull House served as a place where the working class immigrants could use as shelter and for social purposes. In Devil in the White City, when problems occurred about America's lower and middle class, the Hull House was used as a place to speak and issue these problems. B. Frederick Law Olmstead- He was an american landscape architect, born…

As Jane Addams wrote this source on “Why women should vote, 1915”, she directed an issue that women faced during the early twentieth century, known as woman suffrage. In this historical document, Jane Addams explained the importance of a woman’s right to vote. First, she makes a claim that for all centuries it’s evident that a woman’s role is to take care of everything pertaining to her home, including her family. However, Addams explained that women (in general) cannot fully maintain their role…

steadfastly to rebuild black communities using grassroots politics and community ties. Hope was no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Hope worked full time at organizations like Hull House— a settlement organization founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr dedicated to providing European Immigrants with amenities such as daycare services, libraries, employment and education. Her infectious fervor, innovative thinking and strong leadership skills advanced the field of social work and…