![]() ![]() ![]() All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. Addams devotes the first third of the book to her upbringing and influences, but the remainder focuses on the organization she built. Though Twenty Years at Hull-House is meant to be an autobiography, it is Hull-House itself that stands in the spotlight. View our full collection of podcasts at our website: or YouTube channel: is a Librivox Recording. Hull-House was a rousing success, and it inspired others to follow in Addamss footsteps. This recording of her memoir Twenty Years at Hull-House commemorates the 100th anniversary of its publication, the 150th anniversary of Addams' birth, and was released on December 10th, the anniversary of Addams receiving her Nobel Prize. Addams became a role model for middle-class women who volunteered to uplift their communities. She emphasized that women have a special responsibility to clean up their communities and make them better places to live, arguing they needed the vote to be effective. ![]() She was the most prominent woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, public health and world peace. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker and founder of Hull-House in Chicago, public philosopher (the first American woman in that role), author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. ![]()
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