Breasted, Helen Culver Ewing (1909-2000)

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Jane Addams to Charles Hull Ewing, December 22, 1909

Jane Addams to Mary Everts Ewing, December 22, 1909

Jane Addams to Mary Everts Ewing, August 22, 1925

Jane Addams to Mary Everts Ewing, December 12, 1926

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Birth Date

1909-12-05

Death Date

2000-08-20

Birthplace

Lake Forest, IL

Biographical Text

Helen Culver Ewing was born in 1909. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Hull Ewing, great grand niece of Helen Culver, and descendant of Charles J. Hull, the original owner of Hull-House. Ewing and her sister Katherine worked at Hull-House answering questions from visitors and assisting with children's theater productions.

In 1935, Ewing married James Henry Breasted, Jr. They had five children: James, John, Barbara, Mary, and Helen. She died in 2000.

Occupation

Settlement house resident

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People

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Rights

Rightsholder being researched

Gender

Female

First appears

1909

Bibliography and Links

Helen E. Breasted, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Helen Ewing, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

"Helen C. Ewing Breasted -- Volunteer at Hull House, 90". New York Times. Published: August 24, 2000. Accessed: September 12, 2016.

Find a Grave

Helen Culver Ewing Breasted Papers, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives

Citation

“Breasted, Helen Culver Ewing (1909-2000),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 18, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/5541.