BROADCASTS.com

Twenty Years at Hull House

by Jane ADDAMS (1860 - 1935)

Chapter 3 - Boarding-School Ideals

Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker and founder of Hull-House in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. She was the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace. She emphasized that women have a special responsibility to clean up their communities and make them better places to live, arguing they needed the vote to be effective. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. This recording of her memoir Twenty Years at Hull-House commemorates the 100th anniversary of its publication, the 150th anniversary of Addams' birth, and was released on December 10th, the anniversary of Addams receiving her Nobel Prize. (Summary by Wikipedia and Elizabeth Klett)

---

Listen next episodes of Twenty Years at Hull House:
Chapter 10 - Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois , Chapter 11 - Immigrants and their Children , Chapter 12 - Tolstoyism , Chapter 13 - Public Activities and Investigations , Chapter 14 - Civic Cooperation , Chapter 15 - The Value of Social Clubs , Chapter 16 - Arts at Hull House , Chapter 17 - Echoes of the Russian Revolution , Chapter 18 - Socialized Education , Chapter 4 - The Snare of Preparation , Chapter 5 - First Days at Hull House , Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements , Chapter 7 - Some Early Undertakings at Hull House , Chapter 8 - Problems of Poverty , Chapter 9 - A Decade of Economic Discussion