... very different than the northern end of Chicago. This was the area that no one wanted to go into because it was where the poorer people lived and it was the slums. This is where the immigrants would live because they could not afford to live anywhere else. There was overcrowded living ... every evening, Jane and her colleagues lived where they worked. The "settlement" concept was central to the success of the Hull House community, and the practice of "neighbors helping neighbors" became a cornerstone of the Hull House philosophy. Second, the Hull House community believed in the fundamenta...

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• Grade Level: High School