Jane Addams
Jane Addams
• 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
did Jane
Addams
graduate
from
Rockford
College?
3. What was
Jane Addams
the founder
of?
A: The Hull
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
A:experiment?
1. Helping the poor &
immigrants.
2. Provide a place for young
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
9. Fill-in-theBlank : The
“Hull House”
was located in
th
Chicago’s 19
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
did the
Hull
House
open?
Septembe
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
other projects the
Hull House was
responsible for.
- Immigrant Protective League
- Juvenile Protective
Association
- First Juvenile Court
- Juvenile Psychopathic
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
Eleanor Roosevelt,
Rose Frances Witz, and
Jane Addams (1935)