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What was the purpose of Jane Addams founding Hull House in Chicago

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Hull House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located in the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, Hull House (named for the home's first owner) opened its doors to recently arrived European immigrants
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a settlement house opened to assist the urban poor

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