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1. The Hull House

   By: MaddieGronske, Jaysen Correa, Morgan Hoover
2. Jane Addams Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. One of the most prominent reformers of the Progressive Era. Main reason for starting the Hull House was religious reason.
3. Jane Addams She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Her faith was one of the main reasons why Jane co-founded the Hull House, although the settlement was never religious based.
4. Ellen Gates Starr Was also a social reformer and activist. Taught in Chicago for ten years before meeting Addams in 1888. Her and Jane were traveling in London when they happened to see the Toynbee Hall, which would later influence them to open The Hull House.
5. Progressive Era Period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1840s to the 1920s Main goal was to purify government and try to eliminate corruption. One way they tried to purify government is through prohibition, which would destroy political power of local bosses based in saloons.
6. The Toynbee Hall A building in East London, which is the home of a charity working to bridge the gap between people of all social and finical background. The main focus was to eradicate poverty an promote social inclusion.
7. The Hull House The Hull House is located in Chicago, Illinois. It took its name from Italianate mansion built by real estate agent Charles J. Hull. When Addams was looking for a place to start her idea, she stumbled upon the recently ruined mansion. Charles Hulls’ niece Helen Culver, who then granted it to Addams for $60 a month.
8. Hull House Beginnings The Hull House originally opened up to house European immigrants. Between 1889 and 1935, Addams and Starr continuously redeveloped the building
9. The Hull House
10. Missions Hull House became, at its opening in 1889, "a community of university women" whose main purpose was to provide social and educational opportunities for working class people. Many of them recent European immigrants in the surrounding neighborhood. The objective of Hull House, as stated in its charter, was: "To provide a center for a higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises, and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago
11. Services It held classes in literature, history, art, domestic activities, such as sewing and bookbinding. The Hull House also held concerts that were free to everyone, offered free lectures on current issues, and operated clubs for both children and adults. A public dispensary provided nutritious food for the sick as well as a daycare center and public baths.
12. Hull House Today On January 19, 2012, it was announced that Jane Addams Hulls House Association would close in the spring of 2012 and file for bankruptcy.
13. Rumors! Over the years, numerous stories of ghosts and hauntings have surrounded Hull House, making it a stop on the many of the “ghosts in Chicago” tours. Addams is known say that in one of the front bedrooms on the second floor , she and a friend once thought they saw a "woman in white" ghost there, and the same ghost was later seen by a group of girls when the room was used as a dressing room for the adjacent theatre