A few of the women and men of Hull House, plus links to more information. Entry in the Encyclopedia of Women's History from Jone Johnson Lewis

Resources on Jane Addams and Hull-House.

Jane Addams biography: a biography of Jane Addams, whose settlement house work at Hull-House was an important part of the history of the social work profession.

Quotes by Jane Addams - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

An index of Profiles for the Women's History guide site.

Jane Addams Born

On this page, find resources on settlement houses and their relationship to the development of the social work profession.

Resources on Jane Addams, the woman who founded an early settlement house, Hull House, began the profession of social work, and won the Nobel Prize for Peace.

September 6 - birthdates of notable women and other important events, plus quote for the day

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