Twenty Years at Hull-House: Life and Work of the Mother of Social Work, Leader in Women's Suffrage and the First American Woman to Be Awarded the (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788027334209)

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

Author: Jane Addams
ISBN-10: 8027334209
ISBN-13: 9788027334209
Publisher: Madison & Adams Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2019
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d