Episode 82: Jane Addams Hull House

Noelle walks us through the hauntings of Jane Addams Hull House.

1. This is the story of Jane Addams. (She’s the “Mother of Social Work.”)

2. Addams was very wealthy – but, she was inspired to use her money and influence to help people. (She co-founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr in 1889!)

3. The house is a mansion located in Chicago. (Located at 800 S. Halsted. That’s Halsted and Polk!)

4. At its height, Hull House was visited by 2,000 people a week. (AND MORE!)

5. Hull House was involved in city and statewide campaigns for better housing, improvements to public welfare, stricter child labor laws, and the protection of working women. (In 1912, Addams helped start the Progressive Party. Oh… and a DEVIL BABY LIVES AT HULL HOUSE!)

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