How did jane addams try to improve the lives of poor immigrants?

Jane Addams was an important reformer and social activist of the Progressive Era. She is known as the mother of social work. She was also a leader in the women's suffrage movement and a sociologist and philosopher. Jane Addams is especially remembered for being the founder of Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house.

Hull House was a house that provided help to the poor, in particular new immigrants. The house provided night school for adults, clubs for children, art and music classes, a bathhouse, a gym, a theatre and a library. It provided education and professional training to both children and adults. The house placed an emphasis on women and children, as they were the most vulnerable members of the population.

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.