Today in History: Jane Addams & Hull House
Today in History–September 6–the Library of Congress features Jane Addams, born on this day in 1860. Addams went on to found Hull House, which provided welfare assistance to needy families and recreation facilities for poor children, and was awarded a Nobel peace prize in 1931. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more primary sources about Jane Addams, Hull House, and women’s history.
Jane Addams stories from America’s Library
Jane Addams timeline & select newspaper articles
More Jane Addams historical newspaper coverage
Jane Addams & Women’s Peace Party historical newspaper coverage
The Women of Illinois (1913)
The Child’s Book of American Biography (book, 1915)
American Women in Civic Work (book, 1915)
Women’s Activism and Social Change: Documenting the Lives of Margaret Sanger and Jane Addams (streaming webcast)
Historical newspaper coverage of Hull House
Teaching resources
- Guided Primary Source Analysis: The Woman Whom Justice Brewer Would Make Mayor
- Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Dangerous Jane by Suzanne Slade
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