Jane Addams and Hull House
For our sixth episode, we talk about the writings and social work of Jane Addams, American pragmatist philosopher, founder of Hull House in Chicago, and co-founder of the ACLU. For her peace advocacy, Addams (1860-1935) was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize. She bantered with Tolstoy a…
#156. Jane Addams Hull House
Most well known as the headquarters of social reformer Jane Addams, Hull House was a place of hope for many impoverished individuals living in Chicago after the fire of 1871. Even so, it is also known for a menagerie of ghostly residents, as well as a persistent rumor that a woman gave birth to a …
Podcast: About that Nathan Hale statue on Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago
Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
On Michigan Avenue, in front of the Tribune Tower, stands a statue of Nathan Hale.He was young. He was resolute. He was unbowed, even in the face of death.
And the words most often tied to him—“I only regret, that I have but one life to lose for my country”—may not have b…
The Hull House Haunting
Hey Boos, join us today as we discuss the haunted history of the Jane Addams Hull House located in Chicago, Illinois! Before we get into that, we talk about some of our favorite gothic horror movies. Then we get into the history of Hull House, the legends surrounding it, and the pop culture. For o…
Jane Addams: The Quiet Architecture of Responsibility
In this episode, Harmonia walks with you into the world of Jane Addams, whose quiet presence and steadfast compassion reshaped the moral expectations of modern society. Through Hull House, she transformed care from a private virtue into a shared civic responsibility, revealing that dignity grows w…
Jane Addams, Hull House, and Chicago's Nineteenth Ward
In the fall of 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr opened Hull House on Chicago’s Near West Side, full of good intentions to help the poor people of the neighborhood. They were a force for good, providing education, cultural enrichment, and workforce development, while fighting for protections…
Tradwives or, "The Cult of Domesticity with Better Lighting"
The TradWife trend is not new. We just used to call it the Cult of Domesticity — and back then it didn't come with a ring light.
Every few decades, America falls back in love with the idea that women, especially moms, belong at home. It's happening again right now with linen aprons and homemade s…
Pauli Murray, but wait Gloria Steinem too
In this episode, I introduce Pauli Murray. A powerful person who challenged authority and then led the charge to change the world.
I shift topics to talk about Gloria Steinem and the impact she had on the world and the movement.
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Night of the Demons (1988)
🎃 It's Halloween night, and the party's just getting started…IN HELL! 👹
SPOOKTOBER continues on the All-American Spookshow as we're heading back to the glorious '80s for one of the wildest Halloween horror cult classics ever made—NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)!
Directed by Kevin S. Tenney and starri…
The Devil Baby of Hull-House | A Chicago Legend, 1913
Chicago, fall of 1913. The Devil Baby legend begins when three Italian women come "with an excited rush through the door" of Hull-House at 800 South Halsted and demand to see the baby. Then comes, in Jane Addams's words, "a veritable multitude." For six weeks people pour in from all over the city …
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