Jane Addams

Jane Addams

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This woman was horrified by the living conditions the new immigrants to America had to suffer, so in 1889, she turned a run-down house in the middle of Chicago into the Hull House; a place to help new Americans find a job, opened a day care/ kindergarten, ran English classes, exposed the poor to art, adjust to life in the United States, and much more.

Jane Addams devoted her life to helping the new immigrants and the underprivileged.

The Hull Mansion pictured here is the sole remaining building at the location of the original Hull-House. The rest were demolished to make

way for the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois.

Safe and open outdoor spaces were created for children.

Immigrant children at Jane Addams' Hull House in Chicago

Jane Addams with a group of immigrant children.

She was the first woman in America to be awarded the prize.

Addams died on May 21, 1935, her funeral held in the courtyard of the Hull House.

(Addams on right)

Jane Addams and the Hull House:

Guided Reading Questions

1. When and where was Jane Addams born? A: Cedarville, Illinois Sep. 6, 1860

2. What year did Jane Addams graduate from Rockford College? A: 1882

3. What was Jane Addams the founder of? A: The Hull House

4. Where was the settlement house known as the Hull House located? A: Chicago

5. What gave Jane Addams the idea to start a settlement house in the United States? A: A visit to Toynbee Hall in London, England.

What was the name of the organization that helped to finance Jane Addams’ settlement house? A: Chicago Woman’s Club

The Chicago Woman’s Club called the project the “Toynbee Hall Experiment.” What were the two main purposes of this experiment? A: 1. Helping the poor & immigrants.

2. Provide a place for young college women to work.

8. Fill-in-the-Blank : Jane Addams was not the only person helping poor people & immigrants who were living in the tenements… • Stanton Coit found the “Neighborhood Guild” in New York City and Jean Fine, Helen Rand, & Vida Scudder organized the “College Settlement Association.

9. Fill-in-the Blank : The “Hull House” was located in Chicago’s 19 th ward.

10. Fill-in-the-Blank : The red brick building Jane Addams would make into a settlement house had been owned by Charles J. Hull , so Jane named it after the former owner.

11. When did the Hull House open?

Septembe r 18, 1889.

12. List at five services the Hull House provided to the immigrants and poor people of the tenements.

- An employment bureau - Free Lectures - Church Services - Art Classes & Art Exhibitions - Readings - Daycare and Kindergarten Classes - Lending Library - Music Classes

13. Name three other projects the Hull House was responsible for. - Immigrant Protective League - Juvenile Protective Association - First Juvenile Court - Juvenile Psychopathic Clinic

14. Besides the Hull House, list three more of Jane Addams accomplishments.

- Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. - Produced 11 books. -Founded the “Chicago Federation of Settlements.

- Started the National Federation of Settlements & Neighborhood Center - On many boards including: The NAACP, National Child Labor

Eleanor Roosevelt, Rose Frances Witz, and Jane Addams (1935)