Influential People
True or False: Founders of Settlement Houses often lived in the houses they founded.
True.
What group of people were most influenced by the Settlement House Movement?
Lower-Class citizens or immigrants
The Settlement House Movement was started during which century?
The nineteenth century
True or False: Most settlement houses have been closed because they are no longer needed in todays society.
False. Many settlement houses are still thriving today with adjustments.
The Settlement House Movement was largely led by which group of people?
Middle-class Americans
True or False: Most settlement houses were ran by women.
True
Exactly how many years did the Settlement House Movement last?
100 years
Jane Addams, one of the founders of the movement received which prestigious award?
Nobel Piece Prize
Who led the criticism of the Settlement House Movement?
Rose Pastor Stokes
Who helped Jane Addams create Hull House, one of the first settlement houses?
Ellen Gates Starr
When was the first settlement house created?
1886
Some leaders of the movement were accused of being leaders for which political ideology?
Communism
What other movement was Stanton Coit a leader of?
The Ethical Movement
The Settlement House Movement was sparked by what?
Urbanization
What decade was the peak of the Settlement House Movement?
1920s
What state is the Neighborhood Guild in?
New York
What year did Jane Addams die?
1935
The Neighborhood Guild's most popular recreational activity was what?
Theatre
Although the effects of the Settlement House Movement last well into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, what year is credited with the end of the movement?
1986
By the peak of the Settlement House Movement, how many settlement houses were there?
406