Like others of this first generation of college women she was, as her biographer Allen F. As a child, she steeped herself in literary classics and she was a highly successful student at Rockford Seminary. Although her father was wealthy, Addams found a genuinely democratic community in Cedarville, where members of different classes mingled freely–an ideal that she would strive for in her adult career. This edition of Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a readable font, ready to inspire readers to follow the footsteps and musings of activist Jane Addams.Born in the small northern Illinois village of Cedarville, Addams was deeply influenced by her father, John Huy Addams, a successful self-made businessman and a strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln, with a dedication to public service. Twenty Years at Hull House still carries that effect today, inspiring its readers to improve their community and advocate for those in need. Addams’ autobiography was well received when it was first released, impacting many key reform movements. Though originally published in 1910, Addams autobiography provides social discourse that is not only still relevant, but also considered radical by some. Twenty Years at Hull House provides both a conversation about social issues and an example of how to act against them. She was a leader within the women’s suffrage movement, determined to expand the work she did for her community to a national scale. Addams served as an advocate not only for the impoverished and immigrants, but also for women. There, Addams sought to improve the lives of immigrants and the poor by providing shelter, essential social services, and access to education.

In a time invested with xenophobia and cruelty towards immigrants, Addams bought land in Chicago and co-founded a settlement house named Hull House. She admired him for his political work, which likely inspired her own interest and attention to the social problems of her society. Still, she is able to provide relatable and even amusing childhood anecdotes. She explains that she could not play with other children often due to a limp, a side effect to her illnesses. This disease caused her to contract many other illnesses, then because of these aliments, Addams was self-conscious of her appearance. As a child growing up in Illinois, Addams suffered from Pott’s Disease, which was a rare infection in her spine. Jane Addams, the co-founder of Hull House, the famous settlement home, writes about her experiences and insights in her autobiography, Twenty Years at Hull House.

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