Jane Addams was only 29 years old when she opened up Hull House on the rough West side of Chicago with her friends Ellen Gates Starr and Miss Mary Keyser. They were so unaware of the type of environment they were in, they left the door open to Hull House but their mistake was quickly learned thanks to their immigrant neighbors.
Despite their encounter Jane Addams still fought against laws that would restrict immigration and support Americanization that were made to erase the cultures of some of those new immigrants.
Despite their encounter Jane Addams still fought against laws that would restrict immigration and support Americanization that were made to erase the cultures of some of those new immigrants.