Jane Addams, Robert M. La Follette, And Hiram Johnson

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Three different progressive reformers who worked at the grassroots or local government levels that were interesting to learn about were, Jane Addams, Robert M. La Follette, and Hiram Johnson. Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr founded the settlement, Hull House on South Halsted Street in Chicago. In the course book on page 675, it says that Addams had two goals; she wanted to help her immigrant neighbors and offer an opportunity for educated women to find meaningful work. I did some research and found an article titled, “Hull House”, written by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. In this article, it mentions how Addams, Gates, and the residents of Hull House were instrumental in the enactment of state child labor laws and in the establishment

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