Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were educated women from the upper-middle-class. Despite their advantages, Jane and Ellen were frustrated with the plight of poverty-stricken individuals living in Chicago's Nineteenth Ward in the late 1800s. Acting on their concerns, the women took it upon themselves to establish and maintain a community gathering place at Hull-House in the heart of the downtrodden neighborhood.
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were educated women from the upper-middle-class. Despite their advantages, Jane and Ellen were frustrated with the plight of poverty-stricken individuals living in Chicago's Nineteenth Ward in the late 1800s. Acting on their concerns, the women took it upon themselves to establish and maintain a community gathering place at Hull-House in the heart of the downtrodden neighborhood.
Hull-House
Hull-House
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940170273003 |
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Publisher: | Highlights |
Publication date: | 07/27/2018 |
Series: | Voices Leveled Library Readers |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |