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Gr 6 Up—In this detailed yet accessible biography, Brill explores the life of the mother of modern social work, Jane Addams. From her privileged but difficult childhood in Illinois, Addams received lessons on the importance of education and the intrinsic value of people. Beginning in 1889, Addams and others lived in Hull House among the poor, outcast immigrants of Chicago's South Side. This revolutionary idea—living among the people one was trying to help—was the basis of the first "settlement house" in the Unite...Log In or Sign Up to Read More