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Jane Addams and Hull-House

Resources on Jane Addams and Hull-House.

Hull-House

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

Settlement Houses

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

Hull House as Feminist Initiative

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

Portraits of Hull-House

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.

Hull-House

A history of Hull-House, from a site honoring Alice Hamilton, public health pioneer who was a Hull-House resident.

Jane Addams Hull-House Association

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

Jane Addams' Hull-House and Dining Hall

A brief look at one of Chicago's landmarks.

Jane Addams, Mother of Social Work

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

Settlement House

Floor plan of a settlement house, with a photograph of Hull-House, 1885.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

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

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