![]() ![]() 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. 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. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. ![]() 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. 218 pages 23 cm Earliest impressions - Influence of Lincoln - Boarding-school ideals - The snare of preparation - First days at Hull-House - Subjective necessity for social settlements - Some early undertakings at Hull-House - Problems of poverty - A decade of economic discussion - Pioneer labor legislation in Illinois - Immigrants and their children - Tolstoyism - Public. 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. ![]() 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. Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Download cover art Download CD case insert Twenty Years at Hull House ![]()
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