Looking for books about or written by Jane Addams?
Books about Jane Addams for younger readers
More Jane Addams/Hull-House Resources:
Topics and Resources for History Projects, an extended research and study resource that goes beyond the content available in the Museum
You can also check out our blog post “Where Can I Learn More About Hull-House?”, which lists many external resources and collections of Hull-House documents, photos, writing, and reports in multiple areas of research and learning.
Hull-House Arts and Crafts Activity Packets
To accompany the newest exhibit at Hull-House, Gómez-Peña’s Casa Museo: A Living Museum and Archive (September 9, 2021—May 29, 2022), the Hull-House education team has developed packets for educators that combine Hull-House history and participatory education approaches for 4th-12th grade classrooms.
Inspired by Hull-House Settlement's legacy of education innovation, these three instructional guides address themes and practices that are consistent throughout Gómez-Peña’s artistic career including self-determined identity through art-making, the importance of the body through performance, and commitment to creative public education toward social change. Pick them up during your next visit to the museum or download them below.
Theater Games for Your Classroom (PDF)
Grades 5th-12th
Bring the stage to your classroom!
Engage with Hull-House’s rich history of theater arts, innovated by Progressive Educators Viola Spolin and Neva Boyd, and explore improvisation exercises as a device for storytelling and collaboration in your classroom.
Grades 5th-12th
How can art help us talk about problems in our communities?
Hull-House Residents made countless strides toward public health reform in Chicago’s 19th Ward, from establishing the city’s first public baths to introducing the first child labor legislation in the state. Using this guide, create and illustrate a zine around a public health issue in your own community.
Grades 4th-12th
Expressing identity through clay - no kiln necessary!
The Hull-House Kilns (1925-1935) provided a space for highly skilled Mexican immigrants to make ceramics and earn proceeds from the sale of their creations. This packet includes step-by-step instructions for making and decorating clay pots, along with prompting questions about identity and heritage.
From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration and Civil Rights Dialogue Toolkits
These toolkits address education equity and support youth-led dialogues with contributions from Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in partnership with Free Street Theater. These two toolkits are part of From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights sponsored by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a 3-year initiative where participating museum sites, and community partners collaborate to create youth-led public engagement programs on race, education, equity, and civil rights.
