HULL-HOUSE Laura Jane Addams was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Cedarville‚ Illinois‚ into a privileged middle class family. As a young child‚ Jane‚ as they called her‚ knew hardships. At the age of two her mother died. Soon after‚ Addams had been struck with tuberculosis leaving her with a deformed spine. Still having her father to carry her through‚ she would try to live life as normal as possible. Jane often would travel to the mills her father owned; playing in the piles of grain in the storerooms
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Addams spent time with the poor‚ deprived‚ and neglected‚ developing a sincere love and empathy for those in need. As a result of this trip‚ Addams founded the Hull House in an underprivileged area of Chicago in 1889. Addams and her colleague Ellen Starr provided shelter to the homeless‚ took care of children‚ nursed the sick‚ and listened to the outpourings of the troubled (Jane Addams –‚ n.d.). It is at this moment that I believe Jane Addams journey to becoming an emotionally intelligent leader
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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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East End. Also‚ while she was in England‚ her and her friends came across Toynbee Hall‚ which was a settlement house that was used by students from Oxford and Cambridge to teach workingmen. After returning to Chicago‚ Jane and her friend‚ Ellen Gates Starr‚ decided to start looking into the possibilities of starting a settlement house in the run-down streets of Chicago. When they finally decided on a house‚ it was named the Hull House. Jane Addams also was concerned with the issues of establishing a
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Open for approximately 120 years‚ the Hull House in Chicago aided countless‚ different people. Some of those residents eventually rose to prominence and impacted even more people on local‚ state‚ and national levels. This beacon of reform served its purpose for many years and the residents helped make life as we know it today. However‚ this reform would never have been possible if Jane Addams had not been around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations
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American Immigration & Ethnicity (HIST 461-001) Professor Brian J. Payne Essay #2 – Twenty Years at Hull House‚ by: Jane Addams April 3‚ 2014 Jane Addams was undoubtedly one of the most influential and prominent female figures in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She single handedly changed the face of social reform among poor immigrants living in Chicago during this time period‚ and was also regarded as a catalyst for influencing positive community relationships between
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be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and the youngest writer to receive it. Kipling composed the poem in 1909 while living in Great Britain. While the poem is addressed to Kipling’s son John‚ it was inspired by a great friend of his‚ Leander Starr Jameson‚ the Scots-born imperialist politician and adventurer responsible for what has been deemed the Jameson raid that led to the Second Boer War. “If” serves as an instruction in several specific traits of a good leader. “If” contains a multitude
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It was a cold night and I lie down in a room with my friend Jane. Her full name is Jane Addams. She had just been on a trip to Europe then Baltimore trying to find herself but I saw that she still wondered what she would do with her life. "So‚ do you have a plan now?" I asked. She cleared her throat. "I am lost‚ Raina. But I’m thinking about taking another trip with Ellen." I nodded my head slowly at her. Ellen was her former college roomate and a really good friend of hers. "Where to?" I decided
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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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Jane Addams and The People’s Hull House The genesis of social work is as diverse and heterogeneous as the profession itself. Social workers across time have committed their lives to bettering and improving the quality of the lives of people around them. Today‚ we the people‚ enjoy benefits like unconditional civil rights‚ social security‚ access to affordable health care‚ proper treatment for those with disabilities and most importantly gender equality along with many other services. This is due
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