Twenty Years at Hull House

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Memoirs, Political Science

Authors: Jane Addams In Year : 1910

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Twenty Years at Hull House

Preface
Chapter 1 - Earliest Impressions
Chapter 2 - Influence of Lincoln
Chapter 3 - Boarding-School Ideals
Chapter 4 - The Snare of Preparation
Chapter 5 - First Days at Hull House
Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements
Chapter 7 - Some Early Undertakings at Hull House
Chapter 8 - Problems of Poverty
Chapter 9 - A Decade of Economic Discussion
Chapter 10 - Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois
Chapter 11 - Immigrants and their Children
Chapter 12 - Tolstoyism
Chapter 13 - Public Activities and Investigations
Chapter 14 - Civic Cooperation
Chapter 15 - The Value of Social Clubs
Chapter 16 - Arts at Hull House
Chapter 17 - Echoes of the Russian Revolution
Chapter 18 - Socialized Education

Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker and founder of Hull-House in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. She was the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace. She emphasized that women have a special responsibility to clean up their communities and make them better places to live, arguing they needed the vote to be effective. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. This recording of her memoir Twenty Years at Hull-House commemorates the 100th anniversary of its publication, the 150th anniversary of Addams' birth, and was released on December 10th, the anniversary of Addams receiving her Nobel Prize. (Summary by Wikipedia and Elizabeth Klett)