JANE ADDAMS

ADDAMS' BACKROUND

• Born into wealthy Quaker that valued learning
• Born in Cedarville, Illinois in 1860
• Attended Rockford college, getting a bachelor's degree
• Went to Medical school, but quit due to her bad health

EXPERIENCES IN EUROPE

• 1880's traveled throughout Europe
• She found toynbeen hall, a settlement house in Londan
• Liked the idea and opened a house in America; named a Hull-house

THE HULL-HOUSE

• Opened Hull-house in 1889 on the west side of Chicago
• It provided welfare, education, and recreational services throughout neighborhood
• Wanted to learn about problems that faced those in poverty
• Conducted surveys in Chicago, learning more about poverty

HER RESULTS

• 1895, published her results; called the Hull-house Maps and Papers
• The book talked about wage levels, sweatshops, child labor, immigrant experiance, and living conditions
• Her work opened the window to discussion about industrialization and urbanization

AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

• Member
• She spoke at national conferences
• Contributed to American Journal of sociology
• Not much support from fellow sociologists
• She lived and worked with her subjects; she was considered a social worker rather than a sociologists