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Concerning numerous researches that have been conducted, it was found that Hull House was a form of settlement house that was located in the United States of America and it was co-founded in 1889.Besides that, the co-founders of this form of the settlement were Jane Adams and Ellen Gates Starr. Various forms of analysis reveal that this form of settlement is based in the Near West Side of Chicago in Illinois [1]. This form of settlement opened its doors to the various forms of newly arriving Europeans immigrants. Over numerous years, Hull House had the capabilities of attracting some of the brightest women in the nation. However, the residents were able to form the network of reformers who use to operate at the state, national and local levels. Besides that Adams a, Starr, Julia Lathrop, Alice Hamilton and Sophonisba Breckenridge used to reside in that form of settlement scheme[2].

In their stay at the Hull, House women began carrying out various forms of activities such as sociological studies of the nearby conditions with an aim of developing sociology as a field. However, various forms of reformers were able to set out various forms of programs that were used to address the poor working environments, low wages, poor sanitations, malnutrition among other problems. This led to the emergence of a class of reformers who began to agitate for the passing of reform legislations[3]. By doing this, the women were in a good condition to convince the Illinois federal government to pass various forms of legislations that supported child labor laws, compulsory education legislations and also those laws that were used to protect children and women. In this settlement, women played a role of ensuring that the rights of children were safeguarded by ensuring that there was the creation of the first Juvenile Court evens I that region.

Another milestone that can be seen at this from a settlement is that there was also the establishment of the playground that used to serve as a platform where educational and political reforms were addressed. However, in 1893, the playground was opened. The main reason behind why this form of the playground was opened was based on ensuring that the rights of the kids were respected by making sure that they never went dull after they have left their respective classes. From analysis of Hull House, it can be seen that this form of settlement was mainly concerned with the rights of women and also the improvements of children rights to ensure that at no time did those children suffered[4].

With regard to the community that was residing in Hull House, this form of community ensured that there was not at any given time did any gives children were mistreated by anybody. This can be seen to be evident based on the fact that the region was based on need for ensuring that the rights were guaranteed to everyone who used to reside in that region. Due to various forms of reforms that were agitated by the new migrants of this region, then the people of female descent were also attracted to the region which led to rise of a prominent movement of women who were always agitating for various forms of reforms to ensure that they were in good position to perform various forms of activities. Due to that fact, it can be said that during that time, the community that used to reside at Hull House was agitating for various forms of reforms to change their living conditions.

References
Bergman, J., & Bernardi, D. (2005). Our sisters' keepers. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
Blocker, J. (2001). Lines of Activity: Performance, Historiography, Hull-House Domesticity (review). Theatre Journal, 53(3), 520-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/tj.2001.0065
Nwhm.org,. (2015). Women in the Progressive Era. Retrieved 8 October 2015, from https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/hullhouse.html
Sicherman, B. (2010). Well-read lives. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

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[1] Bergman, J., & Bernardi, D. (2005). Our sisters' keepers. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.

[2] Sicherman, B. (2010). Well-read lives. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

[3] Nwhm.org,. (2015). Women in the Progressive Era. Retrieved 8 October 2015, from https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/hullhouse.html

[4] Nwhm.org,. (2015). Women in the Progressive Era. Retrieved 8 October 2015, from https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/progressiveera/hullhouse.html