Twenty Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams
"Twenty Years at Hull-House" is a memoir that recounts the author's experiences co-founding and running a settlement house in a poverty-stricken, immigrant neighborhood in Chicago. The book details the struggles and triumphs of the community as they navigate social, economic, and cultural challenges, while also offering insight into the author's own evolution as a social reformer. Throughout, the author emphasizes the importance of empathy, understanding, and community engagement in addressing social inequality.
The 1468th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1910
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 200-400
- Words
- 119,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World (Women's National Book Association)