Twenty Years At Hull House
by
Jane Addams
While visiting the Hull House Museum this past October I decided I wanted to read something by Jane Addams. There are several titles available for free on kindle by her and so I selected one called Twenty Years At Hull House. Since it was written early in the 20th Century, I found it a long read for me although it was filled with information and brought the inner city immigrant experience of the late 1800s into a clear view. The labor movement is also described as are reforms in education and health standards of the inner city. This book gives insight as to why Jane Addams chose to spend her life living in a poor immigrant neighborhood when she was a woman with resources and shows the ability she had to interact with not only the poor but with the powers of city government to initiate change. It is an amazing true story. It is also available for free on Project Gutenberg. Follow the links by clicking on the title and author's name to learn more. Or google Jane Addams/Hull House. There is a wealth of wonderful information online.
so so important and worthy...
ReplyDeleteThanks Roy. She accomplished so much in her lifetime.
ReplyDeleteWe should all accomplish 1/100th as much.
ReplyDeleteWe should all accomplish a hundredth as much.
ReplyDeleteI agree Doug. Since you are in the Chicago area I wondered if you ever visited the Hull House Museum. It is a really neat way to spend a couple hours.
ReplyDeleteOddly enough, after a lifetime in Chicago, I haven't managed to see more than about 10% of the things which the average tourist takes in in a week, and that includes Hull House. And Buckingham Fountain, at night. But Hull House does sound interesting, and would make for a nice trek at some point. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome. I hope you go there and to many other of the wonderful Chicago sites.
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