jan 1, 1891 - Hull House Opened (Social)

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In Chicago, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr opened Hull House, a settlement house offering services to the poor, the working class, and immigrants. By 1887, there were 74 settlements in the United States, and the number had ballooned to more than 400 by 1890. The movement helped professionalize the field of social work.

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