Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams
With Autobiographical Notes
"Twenty Years at Hull-House" is a memoir that recounts the author's experiences co-founding and running a settlement house in a poverty-stricken, immigrant neighborhood in Chicago. The book details the struggles and triumphs of the community as they navigate social, economic, and cultural challenges, while also offering insight into the author's own evolution as a social reformer. Throughout, the author emphasizes the importance of empathy, understanding, and community engagement in addressing social inequality.
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- Published
- 1910
- Nationality
- American
- Length
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- Pages
- 200-400
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - Twenty Years At Hull House; With Autobiographical Notes
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- 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World (Women's National Book Association)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)