CHICAGO METRO HISTORY FAIR

2017 SUMMARY STATEMENT FORM

Attach an annotated bibliography (AB) that is divided between primary and secondary sources.
Submit two copies of the SS and the AB at the competition. Please type.

Student name(s) ________Jake Ryan Kenevan______

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Title _Jane Addams and The Hull House_________________

Check if applicable (and respond to question 3)

CHECK This project uses the 2017 National History Day theme, Taking a Stand in [Chicago/IL] History.

Project Category:
Exhibit Paper CHECK Performance
Website Documentary

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1. THESIS STATEMENT
Present the projects argument or interpretation in two sentences. If you are using the NHD theme, you might want to make it
evident in your thesis statement.
During the progressive era, Jane Addams and her friend Ellen G.Starr co-founded the first settlement house in in the
U.S., and called it the Hull House. There they fought for the rights of people who lived in poorer districts of Chicago.
2. SUMMARY OF PROJECT
Briefly explain your project and its conclusion. Include: How and why did change happen and what was the impact? Why is
it historically significant? What historical meaning or importance can we learn from your findings?
It all started when Jane Addams decided to visit a settlement house in a tour to Europe with her friend and explained
how it was to her other friend Ellen G. Starr. They soon decided to have their own settlement house in Chicago, Illinois,
where they helped many people. Jane Addams thrived to improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago. By the
end of the the Progressive Era Jane Addams was known as a leader and hero.

3. Required for projects using the National History Day theme only.
Explain how this project integrates the NHD theme Taking a Stand in [Chicago/IL] History into its argument.
Jane Addams took a stand for the people who lived in the poorer districts of Chicago, by saying speeches, and
founding the Hull House.