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Tours: Wed & Sun, 1pm
More than 24 different racial and ethnic groups visited Hull-House, which offered immigrants and native-born Americans an opportunity to socialize, learn, and imagine how to live together within a democratic society.
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S. Halsted Street, M/C 051, Chicago, IL 60607, USA312-413-5353
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago serves as a dynamic memorial to social reformer Jane Addams, America’s first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The museum is in two of the original settlement house buildings—the Hull Home, a National Historic Landmark, and the Residents' Dining Hall. Both have welcomed some of the world's most important thinkers, artists, and activists.
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IMMIGRATION
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WOMEN
The residents of Hull-House were largely educated women who used settlement life as a way to break boundaries and pursue personal and professional goals.
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Residents and immigrants at Hull-House fought to reform labor laws and improve housing conditions, taught sex education in schools, and lobbied for women to vote.
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JUSTICE
Hull-House created the nation's first juvenile court, arguing that children should be given opportunities for reform and that the state should act as "a kind and just parent."
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LGBTQ
Addams and many of the women of her generation chose not to marry, instead forming close relationships with other women that sustained them throughout their lives.
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HISTORIC FIGURES
Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, but she was at one point known to as “the most dangerous woman in America.” Her unwavering dedication to pacifism, women’s equality, free speech, and the empowerment of marginalized communities made her a controversial figure at times.
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DINING ROOM
The Museum and its many vibrant programs make connections between the work of Hull-House residents and important contemporary social issues. For example, a soup kitchen-inspired gathering of stimulating conversation and communal dining called Re-Thinking Soup takes place on third Tuesdays.
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ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
"Architectural Encounters," an exhibition of the historic site’s important architectural features, makes connections between the design aesthetic of the home and the social commitments of the resident reformers. A children’s activity called Preservation Detectives is available for kids to explore during their visit.
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image credit: Courtesy Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at UIC