Learn about the founder of Chicago's Hull House, who was born in 1860 and died in 1935. View a vintage photo and link to related stories.

Profiles the life of Addams, who wrote prolifically on topics related to Hull House, which provided social services to immigrants to Chicago.

Biography of this Nobel Peace Prize winner, suffragette and social activist, who founded Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.

Describes Addams' founding of Hull House for the benefit of immigrants to Chicago. Link to books by and about Addams.

Read a biography of this 19th-century American social activist and learn about her work on behalf of the poor.

Museum at the Univ. of Illinois at Chicago is housed in two original Hull House buildings and is a memorial to Addams and her social service.

Read about the current services of this social-work organization, founded by Jane Addams in the late 1800s.

Learn about this pacifist, suffragist and social worker who founded Chicago's Hull House.

Features the complete content of this book by Jane Addams. Browse by chapter or link to some of this social reformer's other writings.

Profiles the founder of Hull House and early activist behind the National Progressive Party.

Gives vital stats for Nobel laureate Jane Addams, plus links to books by and about her.

Full text of this book by Addams features such chapter headings as "At the Beginning of the Great War" and "In Europe After Two Years of Peace."

Book by this social reformer explores youth and organized labor in America. Chapters include "The Quest for Adventure" and "The House of Dreams."

Provides an account of the author's experiences in the region called Hull House. Learn about her schooling or view images of the neighborhood.

Biography of social reformer and founder of Hull House in Chicago. Recommends Addams' book "Twenty Years at Hull House."

University of Virginia provides a copy of this essay, probing the topic of US women's suffrage during the early 20th century.