12021-01-27T12:37:22-06:00Jane Darcovich74607e991e3aae385523e2a142f659c2efe61099137plain2023-10-06T13:38:30-05:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452Hull-House, founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, was Chicago’s first settlement house and part of a broader movement dedicated to bringing the poor and upper classes closer together. Located on the Near West Side, Hull-House provided social services for its neighbors and sought to ease the burden of poverty. It hosted social clubs every week, and its doors were open to those neighbors wishing to hold meetings, lectures, or other events. The Municipal Science Club, an early promoter of the forest preserve idea, occasionally held meetings at Hull-House. In 1898, the club convened there to hear photojournalist and reformer Jacob Riis, who addressed the dangers of urban overcrowding and highlight Chicago’s need for more parks and recreational spaces.
12021-03-02T09:46:21-06:00Jane Addams (1860-1935)6Jane Addams, undated. Hull-House collection (MSHHCNO), box 53, folder 624, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago Library.plain2023-09-15T15:36:33-05:00
