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The Settlement House Movement

The Settlement House Movement. Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn Monday December 19, 2011. Sarah Weber Addams (1817-1862). Married John Huey Addams in 1844 in Pennsylvania Moved to Illinois Gave birth to 8 children (4 survived to adulthood) Jane was the youngest

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The Settlement House Movement

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  1. The Settlement House Movement Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn Monday December 19, 2011

  2. Sarah Weber Addams (1817-1862) • Married John Huey Addams in 1844 in Pennsylvania • Moved to Illinois • Gave birth to 8 children (4 survived to adulthood) • Jane was the youngest • Sarah died during her ninth pregnancy in 1862

  3. John Huey Addams (1822-1881) • Married Sarah Weber in 1844 • Successful businessman (mill owner, railroad executive, bank president) • Helped found Illinois Republican Party • Illinois State Senator, 1854-1870 • Known for his integrity • Friend & supporter of Abraham Lincoln • Married Anna Haldeman in 1868 • Died of appendicitis in 1881 • Left Jane $50,000 (over $1 million today)

  4. Jane Addams (1860-1935) • Graduated from Rockford Female Seminary in 1881 • After her father’s death, she attended the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia • Dropped out for health reasons • Was baptized a Christian in 1886 • Travelled to Europe in the 1880s

  5. Toynbee Hall, London, England

  6. Ellen Gates Starr (1859-1940)

  7. Hull House Settlement, Chicago, IL • First settlement house in the U.S., founded in 1889 • Built by John Hull at 800 South Halsted Street • Jane Addams paid for much of the capital expenses and operating costs • Many wealthy women became longtime donors • Became a 13 building complex with playground and summer camp

  8. Hull House Purpose “Aid in the solutions of life in a great city, to help our neighbors build responsible, self-sufficient lives for themselves and their families.” “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.”

  9. Three Ethical Principles • Teach by example • Practice cooperation • Practice social democracy

  10. Hull House Facilities • a gym • a girls' club • a bathhouse • a book bindery • a music school • a drama group • a library • night school for adults • kindergarten classes • clubs for older children • a public kitchen • an art gallery • a coffeehouse

  11. Progressivism • Hull House became a world center for social reform activity • Became involved in city-wide and state-wide campaigns for: • better housing • improvements in public welfare • stricter child-labor laws • protection of working women • Addams helped found the Progressive Party • Backed Theodore Roosevelt for President in 1912

  12. World War I • Addams was criticized for her pacifist views • In 1915 was elected president of the Women’s International League of Freedom and Peace • Spoke and wrote on behalf of the League of Nations • Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, the first U.S. woman to be honored

  13. Jane Addams’ and Hull House’s Legacy • influenced legislation on child labor laws, occupational safety and health provisions, compulsory education, immigrant rights, and pension laws • Chicago’s first public playground, bathhouse, and public gymnasium • investigated housing, working, and sanitation issues • the first juvenile court in the United States • influence on urban planning and the transition to a branch library system • champion of national child labor laws, women’s suffrage, children’s bureau, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and other reforms • Charter member of the NAACP, early founder/supporter of the ACLU • Pacifist movement and support of League of Nations • Over 5,000 settlement houses nationally by 1920

  14. Hull House Today • Hull House was moved in 1963 to make way for the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois • The Hull House Museum was relocated on campus • http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html • Designated a U.S. Historic landmark in 1965

  15. Photograph by Wallace Kirkland

  16. Sources http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html http://www.hullhouse.org/aboutus/history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Addams

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