Social work is a field of study and profession aimed at addressing ... but increasingly social reform was moving in a secular direction. Hull House, founded by Jane Addams in 1889, was Chicago’s most ...

Scales stated that historically, women were on the front lines of social work, while the head social workers or supervisors at the top were men, but she believes that this has improved in recent ...

March is Women’s History Month. A northern Illinois musician shares her special ties to a Rockford area pioneer.

A notable early example was Jane Addams and her work at Hull House at the turn of the century ... creating rich learning opportunities for residents and making advances in social knowledge. Indeed, ...