Jane Addams and Hull-House

A summary overview of the institution called Hull-House, including a list of some of the notable women associated with Hull-House.

An overview of the settlement house movement from its British roots through its American programs.

An essay on Addams and her Hull House as a means for middle class women to make a significant contribution.

From the Jane Addams Collection of the Swarthmore College Library Peace Collection, pictures of Hull House inside and out. Includes picture of the larger block of buildings as well as the original Hull House building.

The organization that Jane Addams founded, as it exists today.

John Shepler's article focuses on her campaign to literally clean up Chicago's slums.

Now on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, two of the buildings remain as a museum honoring Hull House history.