One Hundred Years at Hull-House

From the rear cover of this 334-page book: "Founded on the west side of Chicago in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Starr, Hull-House is a remarkable American institution. It not only became the most famous social settlement in the United States, it also was the center of an exciting movement dedicated to the promotion of social justice and the arts. A remarkable group of women lived at Hull-House: Jane Addams, of course, and Ellen Starr, but also Florence Kelley, Julia Lathrop, Alzina Stevens, Grace and Edith Abbott, Alice Hamilton, and many more. Among the outstanding men associated with Hull-House were Charles Beard, Gerard Swope, Robert Hunter, William English Walling, Paul Douglas, and others who went on to make their mark in diverse fields. Still other prominent Americans strongly influenced by the settlement were John Dewey, Henry Demarest Lloyd, Richard T. Ely, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Those who were influenced by Hull-House had an impact that spread far beyond the west side of Chicago. Today, in more than twenty locations in Chicago, Hull-House Association carries on the reform tradition established so long ago. To study the evolution of Hull-House over one hundred years is to be introduced to the liberal-progressive effort to grapple with the problem of urban poverty and despair. This book is a celebration of Hull-House. It tells the story of a living institution in the words, art, and photographs of those who made it great."