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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Settlement House Movement SAC

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and view a movie on Social Gospel and Settlement Houses. In this Social Reform lesson plan, students view the movie, read the passages and answer questions on the social reform movement of this time.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Jane Addams and Hull House

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting interview with Robyn Muncy, a Professor of History, about Addams and the philosophy of the women who started the Hull House.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Twenty Years at Hull House With Autobiographical Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
The text and pictures of the book written by Jane Addams about her experiences at Hull House.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Jane Addams Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed biography on the life of Jane Addams (1860-1935 CE,) a Nobel Laureate who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize with Nicholas Murray Butler, includes several book resources for further reading and research.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish, learn of this accomplished woman's endeavors to improve the lives of the poor and disadvantaged. Jane Addams famous "Hull House" was copied throughout the U.S. Pictures and other links as well. (In Spanish)
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this brief portrait of progressive social reformer Jane Addams. Addams was an advocate of such causes as women's suffrage, child labor reform, and settlement houses.
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Website
Other

Jane Addams Hull House Museum: About Hull House

For Students 9th - 10th
From the site of the Hull-House Museum, a brief history of the house and its founders, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
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Handout
Other

American National Biography: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information about the life of social reformer and peace activist Jane Addams. Content includes information on her involvement with Hull House and much more.
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Website
Boise State University

Social Work History Station: The Three Rs: Research, Reform, and Residence

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an insight into how settlement houses helped change the way poverty was regarded.