The settlement house movement aimed to provide services and education to immigrants and the urban poor. Hull House, founded by Jane Addams, exemplified this commitment to social reform. ๐ก #SettlementHouse #SocialService
Settlement houses brought diverse communities together around shared civic goals. MAGOFF creates digital settlement houses where Americans unite across differences for democratic preservation. #MGF #SettlementHouse #SharedGoals #UnityInDiversity #CivicEngagement
A dance about life's endless climb-- READ THE PREVIEW
#NYCDance #PictureThisPostDance #Dance #CornfieldDance #EllenCornfield #choreography #BowieMa #JeromeBegin #MariahAntonArters #SarahCeciliaBukowski #JulianDonahue #SettlementHouse #EveJacobs #AlexzanderLarson #DenizErkanSancak #HannahStraney
Conditions in a Chicago tenement, circa 1893. The settlement house movement was the birthplace of social work. Residents lived together in a settlement house, exchanging culture and trying to improve conditions for their neighbors. #kidlit #settlementhouse #chicagocommons #hullhouse
In 1931, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jane Addams, the first woman in the United States to win that honor.
Episode 222 of the podcast.
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