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Jane Addams: “The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements”

( 1892 ) Commentary by Luca Prono Ph.D.

Glossary

emptied of all conceit of opinion forced to give up one’s own beliefs and preferences
Mr. Barnett Samuel Barnett (1844–1919), who with his wife, Henrietta, founded the world’s first settlement house in 1884
social settlements settlement houses, or community centers that offer a variety of services in an economically disadvantaged area

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