Social reformer and pacifist Jane Addams was born Sept. 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois. After graduating from Rockford Female Seminary in 1881, Addams left her native Illinois for Philadelphia where ...
One of the nation’s first housing projects is getting a new life as a public housing museum. Chicago’s Jane Addams Homes exemplified the rise and fall of public housing in the 20th century, from their ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The social reformer Jane Addams gave her first speech against imperialism on April 30, 1899, when she declared, “For ...
For our Women’s Voices series, commentator Sue Scott tells us about a woman who was dedicated to education and who helped ...
The Troll's Holiday at Hull House Theatre, 1923; photograph by Earl Pierce Credit: Courtesy University of Illinois Chicago Special Collections “Act Well Your Part, There All The Honour Lies” were the ...
The Hull-House courtyard is usually a place of conspicuous silence. It sits on the site of the former settlement complex founded by social reformer Jane Addams — at least, until it was almost entirely ...
About 20 years ago, when many of Chicago’s public housing units were being torn down after years of neglect, some former residents rallied to preserve one building among the Jane Addams Homes, one of ...
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