Oct 8th 2020

Virtual Tour | Jane Addams and the Activist Legacy of Hull-House

@ Chicago History Museum

Online

Opening Thursday, October 8th, from 3PM - 4PM

While the history of social work in twentieth-century Chicago tends to focus on Jane Addams’s achievements on the Near West Side, the South Side was also home to awe-inspiring activists and social service providers who are often left out of historic accounts. Explore the landmarks that tell the stories of Black women who developed large-scale social services and institutions, including Mary Greens Evans, pastor of Cosmopolitan Community Church; Ada S. McKinley, founder of South Side Settlement House; and Dr. Fannie Hagen Emanuel, a physician and the founder of Emanuel Settlement House. Log on and join Essence McDowell, coauthor of Lifting As They Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women on Chicago’s South Side, for a behind-the-scenes virtual visit to discover the dynamic legacies of these social activists who worked for the rights of a Black population that was expanding due to the Great Migration while fighting against racism.
$5; Free for members
Members, Please sign in to see member discounts applied.
Tour runs about 1 hour; Zoom link provided after registration

Register: https://7615a.blackbaudhosting.com/7615a/Virtual-Tour–Beyond-Jane-Social-Services–the-South-Side

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