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Twenty Years At Hull House

Twenty Years At Hull House

Addams, Jane

Hardcover

Travel GeneralFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1169295924
ISBN13: 9781169295926
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 230
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.56 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Twenty Years At Hull House is a memoir written by Jane Addams, a social reformer and activist who co-founded Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago. The book chronicles Addams' experiences and reflections during her twenty-year tenure at Hull House, where she and other social workers provided services and support to immigrants and the working class. Addams discusses the challenges and successes of running Hull House, as well as the impact it had on the community and the broader social reform movement. She also reflects on her own personal growth and development as a social worker and leader. Throughout the book, Addams emphasizes the importance of empathy, compassion, and community building in addressing social issues and promoting social justice. Overall, Twenty Years At Hull House provides a vivid and insightful account of one of the most important social reform efforts in American history, and the enduring legacy of Jane Addams' work.I suppose all the children who were born about the time of the Civil War have recollections quite unlike those of the children who are living now. Although I was but four and a half years old when Lincoln died, I distinctly remember the day when I found on our two white gateposts American flags companioned with black.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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