Hull House

while she did have family money, was one of the few people who was able to change a large number of lives without having a company or charity behind her supplying her with money. This is why Jane Addams’ achievements, specifically the opening of the Hull House, in the Progressive Era, demonstrated that one does not need to have a wide-spread well-funded…

progressive reformer and an advocate for the settlement house movement. The settlement house movement was made to improve conditions for immigrants and other residents. Jane was a middle class American activist/reformer and leader in women's suffrage who improved the lives of many poor individuals. Although this was not the first Hull House, it was one of the most prominent settlement houses in the United States; which was known as Chicago's Hull House. Jane Addams is a notable women…

The progressive movement in the United States was one of the most successful political movements in the country’s history, starting reform movements throughout the nation. Beginning in the 19th century, the Progressive movement looked to make changes to some of the issues within the country, such as monopolies and the issues within the urban movement, like poverty and drunkenness. The progressive movement was typically made up of intellectuals, muckrakers, and middle class women. The movement…

Jane Addams took her talents and desire to help on a greater scale after a trip to Toynbee Hall in London with a friend, Ellen Gates Starr, the future co-founder of the Hull House. The inspiration they felt at this home for the poor was enough to be carried back with them and put to use. Her personal hardships were overcome, and for the greater good of the people, she pushed through and made their idea a reality, knowing…

Deinstitutionalization is the movement of large numbers of people from self-contained institutions to community-based setting, such as halfway houses, family homes, group homes, and single residential dwellings (Woodside 38-40). When deinstitutionalization began a need to provide services to those affected became apparent; therefore, the field of Human Services was developed. Clients had multiple…

lifelong friend Ellen Gates Starr they founded Hull House in a run-down Chicago mansion on September 18, 1889.…

Not only did Hull-House offer educational programs for children who were too young for school, the settlement also provided programs for students as an alternative to public schools and as a place to attend for an extra learning experience. The settlement was known for its academic lectures. The lectures were open to the public free of cost, regardless of the person speaking. Academic lectures ranged in a variety of different topics. Lectures were primarily focused on the arts, literature, life…

Article Review 1: The Hull House of Jane Addams In the late 1800s, Jane Addams traveled to Chicago in hopes to redevelop the city during the industrial revolution. Upon arrival, she was searching for a house, much like the Toynbee Hall, a charity house that helps change lives in London (Spartacus-educational). Miss Addams enter the country with great ambition in changing lives of others. With the help of Julia Lathrop and Florence Kelley, the women operated the Hull House with great success.…

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…

Gender Roles: Hull House It was interesting when looking at images of the Hull House, to note that a large number of the individuals in photos are males. One of the most significant photos on the website is Image 32, which is a photograph of a class held in the gymnasium. What’s interesting about this picture, is that every person in the photo is a male. There is not a single female in vision. After reading the document associated with this image, I figured out that even though the picture was…