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Teaching of english was a common activity at Hull House in Chicago.
The purpose of the Hull House was to offer working class citizens of Chicago an opportunity to obtain educational and social resources. One can learn more about the Hull House on Wikipedia.
The web address of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is: www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/_museum/staff.html
Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois. It was co-founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889.
She did not make or build the house. She did acquire it and have it adapted to settlement-house welfare needs. the House was up before she bought into it, so to speak. The settlement house, the Hull House, purpose was to combat the slums by helping immigrants integrate into American society. Through the Hull House, immigrants were provided with social and educational opportunities in the surrounding neighborhood. Volunteers at the Hull House also held classes in literature, history, domestic activities, art, and other subjects. They offered lectures on current issues and held concerts free for everyone.
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Hull House was started in 1889, but it still continues as an association today. The original building is the Hull House Museum in the West Loop Neighborhood of Chicago, but the the Jane Addams Hull House Association, a social service organization, still serves the greater Chicagoland area. This is the organization that Jane Addams started in 1889!
Hull House was created in 1889.
Jane Adams found the hull house
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Hull-Wolcott House was created in 1836.
Warren Hull House was created in 1810.
What was the problem Addams' Hull House sought to overcome.
The name "Hull House" came from the original owner, Charles J. Hull. Jane Adams obtained the house from Charles J. Hull's niece Helen Culver on a 25 year free lease.
The Hull House in Chicago is considered to be the most renowned settlement house in America. This house was built in the late 1800's but is still here in existence today.
Teaching of english was a common activity at Hull House in Chicago.
Teaching of english was a common activity at Hull House in Chicago.