In 1889, thousands of recently arrived immigrants lived and worked on the Near West Side of Chicago, which was then the fastest growing city in the world. Czech, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Polish, and Russian families shaped the life and culture of this densely populated neighborhood, which over the next decades would also be defined by Mexican and African American communities. Here, three women moved into a residence owned by local businesswoman Helen Culver, who would be the settlement\u2019s first supporter.<\/p>\n
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were college friends, who were inspired by a new idea of public service, to live \u201cwith\u201d not \u201cfor\u201d other people. Mary Keyser, who handled domestic housework for the Addams family, joined Addams and Starr at Hull-House and became an important liaison with the neighborhood. These three women embarked on \u201cthe scheme,\u201d in Starr\u2019s words, to live in solidarity with immigrant communities neglected by the city and exploited by capitalism, who lived in crowded tenements and worked long hours in nearby factories. The ambitious social experiment of Hull-House would transform the lives of both reformers and neighbors as the settlement grew in response to the concerns and aspirations of those it served.<\/p>\n
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