Which reformer founded Hull House in 1889?

• A. Jane Addams
• B. Ida Tarbell
• C. John Dewey
• D. Susan B. Anthony

Answer: (A)

Understanding who founded Hull House and what that institution represented helps you see a pivotal part of Progressive Era reform. Hull House, opened in Chicago in 1889, was established by Jane Addams along with Ellen Gates Starr. It was a settlement house—a community hub placed in immigrant neighborhoods to provide practical help and to address urban poverty. Residents could access English classes, child care, healthcare, libraries, cultural programs, and job assistance, while reform-minded staff sought changes in housing, sanitation, education, and labor laws. Addams’s work at Hull House symbolized the rise of professional social work and women leading social reform. The other figures reflect important reform currents—Tarbell with investigative journalism against trusts, Dewey with progressive education, and Anthony with suffrage activism—but they did not found Hull House.