Poverty was similar to an orphan child; it cries for help, and normally nobody answers. That is how it was treated in yesterday’s alleys, dark walkways, and grueling tenements.
The life of a typical poor person was worst than what average people imagined. Every day, more people were losing money. More people were forced to live in tenements with no heat, indoor plumbing, and windows. More people became victims of diseases by sharing a small room with ill families with nowhere to go.
However, reformers came to help the lower class. The most effective of them all was Jane Adams, a sympathetic woman who opened a settlement house call the Hull House in Chicago. Both the house and Addams became pioneers, making other women build settlement houses.
“I just did what I thought was right,” Jane stated. “I came from a great family who helped everyone they came in contact with, so I thought I should give to the community, too”.
In 1879, 78% of the population was poor and penniless. Now, only 53% is poor, thanks to the improved care for the families with no money. But Jane Addams gave the most care.
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