Addams discusses the many programs at Hull-House that appeal to its immigrant neighbors and the additional value that their neighbors bring to the programs.
Addams writes about finding a location for her settlement and the early days of settling into the neighborhood and developing the ideas for their work.This is the third of six articles excerpted from Twenty Years at Hull-House.
Addams tells of the expansion of Hull-House into a house owned by the Murphy family, who were relocated nearby. The house was used for the Hull-House Men's Club.
Addams testifies before the Board of Local Improvements in opposition to the widening of Halsted Street because of its potential impact upon Hull-House.
Addams discusses the challenges facing college women, including the habit of self-preparation, a tendency to make an exception of herself, and the danger that study without action makes a person timid and irresolute. She argues that there is a need…
Addams wants to reschedule Rice's talks at Hull-House because a Socialist candidate for alderman has opened a headquarters nearby and attendance has been poor.
