Jane Addams was an important reformer and social activist of the Progressive Era. She is known as the mother of social work. She was also a leader in the women's suffrage movement and a sociologist and philosopher. Jane Addams is especially remembered for being the founder of Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house.
Hull House was a house that provided help to the poor, in particular new immigrants. The house provided night school for adults, clubs for children, art and music classes, a bathhouse, a gym, a theatre and a library. It provided education and professional training to both children and adults. The house placed an emphasis on women and children, as they were the most vulnerable members of the population.