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    investigations and scientific procedures 2. Which prominent Charity Organization Society leader wrote what is Social Casework? a. Jane Addams b. Mary Richmond c. Grace Abbott d. Sophinisba Breckinridge 3. ___ is an early pioneer in the Settlement House Movement. a. Mary Richmond b. Harriet Bartlett c. Florence Hollis d. Jane Addams 4. The first Black settlement house in the United States was founded by ___. a. Janie Porter Barrett b. Lugenia Burns Hop c.

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    many thing as a president he passed an act called the Sherman Antitrust Act which allowed people to pay how much as they wanted for goods (food or basic clothing).Also‚ in the paper i’m going to talking about the hull house‚ The election of 1888‚ Jane Addams (co founder of the hull house) and the Sherman Antitrust act. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States he was born on August 20‚1833.He lived on a farm by the Ohio river below Cincinnati. Before his presidential time his grandfather

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    Jane Addams (September 6‚ 1860 - May 21‚ 1935) was a pioneer settlement social worker‚ public philosopher‚ sociologist‚ author‚ and leader in women’s suffrage and world peace. In an era when presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilsonidentified themselves as reformers and social activists‚ Adams was one of the most prominent[1] reformers of the Progressive Era. She helped turn the US to issues of concern to mothers‚ such as the needs of children‚ public health‚ and world peace. She said

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    as a morally uplifting force and went on to be reformers. Jane Addams opened the social settlement of Hull House in 1889. It offered an array of services to help the poor deal with slum housing‚ disease‚ crowding‚ jobless‚ infant mortality‚ and environmental hazards. For women who held jobs‚ Hull House ran a day-car center and a boardinghouse. Addams was only one of many early reformers to take up social work. Jane Porter Barrett‚ an African American‚ founded the Locust Street Social

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    must remember that we have not had the chance‚”-Jane Addams. Jane Addams is known as social worker‚ because of her passion for helping others. But‚ behind her courageous act to help others she came from a broken family with many obstacles to face. It all started in the fall of 1887‚ Laura Jane Addams was born. Her parents were John and Sarah Addams. Her mother was not in her life for very long‚ she died giving birth to a child who also died. Leaving Jane with her seven siblings‚ and father. From then

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    prosperity known as industrialization. The economy seemed to be doing well due to the advancements brought by industrialization‚ but this wasn’t necessarily the case. Many economic and social issues arose‚ which called for immediate attention. Jane addams attempted to resolve some of these issues by focusing on poverty‚poor living conditions‚low wages‚ and lastly americanizing immigrants.John sinclair however‚shown some light of the meat packing industry‚ which called for reforms.

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    Part Twenty-One: The Progressive Era 21-6 Jane Addams‚ Twenty Years at Hull House (1910) Based on a similar movement in England‚ settlement houses arose in American cities in the late nineteenth century to address various social problems connected to immigration and urbanization. Among others‚ the settlement houses attracted middle-class‚ college educated women who had no other employment outlet. Jane Addams founded the most famous settlement house‚ Hull House in Chicago‚ where she and others

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    The Hall of Fame of Great Americans is a museum located at Bronx Community College that focuses on Americans that made history‚ change American society and culture. Many students pass through this landmark without knowing the reason why is it there including me. I have always wondered why is it that this museum is located at this campus and not in another place where it could be noticeable like in the museum of Natural History‚ Grand Central‚ Central Park‚ or in the Metropolitan Museum or any other

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    Settlement houses are a large part of social work history in both the United States and England. These houses have many different functions‚ but their main priority is to provide services to individuals‚ groups and communities in order to solve community problems. Some houses have a specific focus such as children‚ women‚ employment etc. Others are simply a resource in the community for everything from employment to education. These houses were so successful that many are still in operation today

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    our human world. 5. Berger and Luckmann’s ’the Social Construction of Reality’ is one of the most useful texts on this. here is a short summary of their key ideas http://www.public.iastate.edu/~s2005.soc… 6. Herbert Mead and Cooley and Jane Addams are the sociologists who contributed the initial concepts of Symbolic Interraction detailing the ways in which we acquire these three interlocking processes: culture‚ the different stages of communication‚ and of our sense of ’self’ http://www

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