Twenty Years at Hull House
by Jane Addams
“One woman’s radical vision transformed a Chicago slum into the heartbeat of American social justice.”
Witness the birth of modern social reform through Jane Addams’ vivid account of life inside Hull House, where compassion met the gritty reality of urban poverty. This essential memoir captures the courage and grit required to challenge the status quo and build a sanctuary for those the world had forgotten.
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