Twenty Years at Hull House is an autobiography by social reformer Jane Addams, in which she narrates her experience as the co-founder of the Hull House in Chicago, a settlement that served the city's underprivileged community. Her relentless efforts towards social changes and women's suffrage are detailed in this inspiring work.

Titlepage

Imprint

Dedication

Preface

Frontispiece

I: Earliest Impressions

II: Influence of Lincoln

III: Boarding-School Ideals

IV: The Snare of Preparation

V: First Days at Hull House

VI: Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements

VII: Some Early Undertakings at Hull House

VII: Problems of Poverty

IX: A Decade of Economic Discussion

X: Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois

XI: Immigrants and Their Children

XII: Tolstoyism

XIII: Public Activities and Investigations

XIV: Civic Cooperation

XV: The Value of Social Clubs

XVI: Arts at Hull House

XVII: Echoes of the Russian Revolution

XVIII: Socialized Education

Twenty Years at Hull House

Endnotes

List of Illustrations

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