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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
See a portrait of activist Jane Addams painted by American painter, George deForest Brush, and read a brief discussion of Addams' important role as a reformer.
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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Tenements

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry about tenements that focuses on the housing situation of poor immigrants in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Chicago. Includes information about early efforts to improve public housing in the city.
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Curated OER

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Tenements

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry about tenements that focuses on the housing situation of poor immigrants in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Chicago. Includes information about early efforts to improve public housing in the city.