JANE ADDAMS AND THE HULL HOUSE By Alex

JANE ADDAMS AND THE HULL HOUSE By: Alex Costlow, Michael Malloy, CJ Rowland, Aubrey Smith, Ambrell Cooper

STANDARD 13 B. • Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in the reform movements.

JANE ADDAMS

JANE ADDAMS • Born 1860 in Cederville Illinois • First generation of women to go to college. • At a young age she had always wanted to help others poorer than her. • She was a social reformer. • The first American woman to win a Nobel peace prize. • Her and others helped passed critical legislation, influenced policy on public health and education, free speech, fair labor practices, immigrants rights, recreation and public space, arts, and philanthropy. • She began the Hull house in Chicago to help people who were poorer and needed help in their lives.

HULL HOUSE

HULL HOUSE • Founded in 1889 in Chicago • Started by Jane Addams and her friend Gates Starr • Served 2, 000 people per week and grew to 13 different buildings. • Played a role in redefining American democracy in modern age. • Addams started the Hull house to help people watch their kids, socialize, and provide shelter and work. • The Hull house had become the center of political and cultural life, it helped start the first playground art gallery. • The government offered the Hull house $50, 000 if Addams would stop protesting sweatshops but she refused saying, "I'd rather see it burn to the ground than accept you bribe. "