Miss Addams was exposed to the social injustice of slavery through her fathers active participation in the abolitionist movement. It was this personal contact with one of the most inhuman practices of our history that inspired Miss Addams to heights of social reform equalled only infrequently by her contemporaries. Her many years of dedicated .work in Chicago in developing programs to deal with juvenile delinquency. programs designed to help immigrants understand the concepts of democracy. projects which to this day are helping those from broken homes. and many other endeavors. have won her the eternal gratitude of the people of Chicago. When Hull House opened in 1889. at the corner of Polk and Halstead Streets. it was Jane Addams who provided the inspiration and guidance to bring together the polyglot community of immigrants into a unified area of Americans. She knew well the problems that these immigrants encountered in trying to adjust themselves to their new way of life. Moreover. she knew the great difficulties that had to be overcome because of language barriers. Through prodigious patibnce.
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