Twenty Years at Hull-House

Twenty Years at Hull-House is an autobiographical account of Jane Adams' Life who spent nearly fifty years, fightingfor improved living and working conditions for America's urban poor, for women's suffrage, and for international pacifism. In 1889 Jane Addams co-founded with Ellen Gates Starr Hull House, located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was opened to accommodate recently arrived European immigrants. Addams and Starr were the first two occupants of the house, which would later become the residence of about 25 women. At its height, Hull House was visited each week by some 2,000 people.

Contents:

Earliest Impressions

Influence of Lincoln

Boarding-school Ideals

The Snare of Preparation

First Days at Hull-house

The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements

Some Early Undertakings at Hull-house

Problems of Poverty

A Decade of Economic Discussion

Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois

Immigrants and Their Children

Tolstoyism

Public Activities and Investigations

Civic Cooperation

The Value of Social Clubs

Arts at Hull-house

Echoes of the Russian Revolution

Socialized Education



Jane Addams (1860-1935), known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist, public philosopher, sociologist, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. In 1931 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States.