Twenty Years at Hull House

Jane Addams

Mar 2022 · Chronicles Book 54 · LA CASE Books · AI-narrated by Madison (from Google)

About this audiobook

Jane Addams’ autobiographical account of the founding and operation of Hull House, one of America’s most famous settlement homes. A woman who worked among the immigrant poor of Chicago and later received a Nobel Prize for her good works shares two decades of her life among immigrant settlers, sweatshop workers, unwed mothers, the aged, and sick a century ago.

About the author

Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace. She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses.

In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school. In 1920, she was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

In 1931, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States.