Twenty years at Hull-House
Subtitle: with autobiographical notes
By: by Jane Addams ; edited with an introduction by Victoria Bissell Brown.
Contributors: Brown, Victoria
Series: The Bedford series in history and culture
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.; Hull House (Chicago, Ill.) -- History.; Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.; Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.; Social service -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edition reduces Addams's original text by about 35 percent, trimming illustrative detail to focus on the ideological underpinnings of the original work.

The author sketches a brief biographical portrait of Addams, outlines the decisions and convictions that led her to found Hull-House, and includes a vivid picture of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Related documents include a description of life at Hull-House from the perspective of an immigrant who frequented it, an early review of Hull-House, and perspectives from other reformers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.