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Jane Addams

Twenty Years at Hull House

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1910

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Essay Topics

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How did Addams’s relationship with her father affect her decision to be a social reformer? How did her attendance at Rockford Female Seminary influence her activity at Hull-House?

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Why did Addams value science? Why did Hull-House residents conduct investigations? What were some important results of these investigations?

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What benefit did Addams believe was possessed by the American women who proceeded her generation of educated women? What does she believe her generation of educated woman lacks? What is the stated cause of her generation’s frustration?

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