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Addams, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull House - History of the Settlement House and Social Reformism in Chicago's West Side (Hardcover). Lulu.com, 2018.
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Jane Addams

Twenty Years at Hull House

History of the Settlement House and Social Reformism in Chicago's West Side (Hardcover)
  • Lulu.com
  • 2018
  • Gebunden
  • 176 Seiten
  • ISBN 9781387948826

Twenty Years at Hull House, by the acclaimed memoir of social reformer Jane Addams, is presented here complete with all sixty-three of the original illustrations and the biographical notes. A landmark autobiography in terms of opening the eyes of Americans to the plight of the industrial revolution, Twenty Years at Hull House has been applauded for its unflinching descriptions of the poverty and degradation of the era. Jane Addams also details the grave ill-health she suffered during and after her childhood, giving the reader insight into the adversity which she would re-purpose into a drive to alleviate the suffering of others. The process by which Addams

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founded Hull House in Chicago is detailed; the sheer scale and severity of the poverty in the city she and others witnessed, the search for the perfect location, and the numerous difficulties she and her fellow activists encountered while establishing and maintaining the house are detailed.

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