Who is Jane Addams and what did she establish?

Answer 1

Jane Addams established Hull House, a center for sociological research. She was a champion of the poor and disenfranchised and a leader in the Progressive Era. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, played a major part in establishing government safety and health standards and regulations, and helped to found important government programs, including Social Security, Workers' Compensation, and the Children's Bureau.

Answer 2

Jane Addams founded Hull House in 1889,with her friend, Ellen Gates Starr, in Chicago, Illinois. Hull House was a research center, and included facilities such as a night school for adults, clubs for older children, a public kitchen, an art gallery, a gym, a girls' club, a bathhouse, a book bindery, a music school, a drama group and a theater, apartments, a library, meeting rooms for discussion, clubs, an employment bureau, and a lunchroom. Approximately 2,000 people per week visited Hull House.

Answer 3

Hull House- a settlement project- was her home base in the battle against slums.