Twenty Years at Hull House: The Memoir of a Social Reform Pioneer

First published in 1910, Twenty Years at Hull-House is Jane Addams' account of the founding and development of the pioneering social settlement in Chicago.

In this autobiographical work, Addams recounts the origins of Hull-House and its growth into a center for education, reform, and civic engagement. Writing with clarity and measured reflection, she describes the conditions faced by immigrant communities in industrial Chicago and the practical efforts undertaken to address poverty, labor ex...