Process Paper
The Founding of Hull House
Jane Addams
Name: Lucelia Nelles
Category: Website
Topic Selection
I chose Jane Addams and the Founding of Hull House as my topic. The reason I chose this topic is because Jane Addams was a very important individual who impacted the lives of many, and although her work was significant many people do not know who Jane Addams was, as well as myself, until creating this project. The topic of Jane Addams easily had relation to the theme of the History Fair, while at the same time teaching me about the revolution she caused and the great reaction of people throughout the world.
Research
I used primary resources to provide firsthand information about the important people who changed Jane Addam's life and also the people who helped the Hull House become a larger more well functioning settlement home. I also learned about Addam's views and perspectives through reading her quotes about the historical time period of the world.
My secondary sources provided information on the revolution that the Hull House made. Not only the people who attended the settlement home, but people all over the world, had a great reaction to her work. I also learrned about the reform Jane made, creating awareness of less fortunate, other settlement houses, and even reform of federal policies of America. In addition, the secondary sources provided information on Jane’s childhood and education.
Project Creation
The website category was chosen by my teacher for the following reasons: Making a website is cost free and environmentally friendly. I am on the Tech Team so integrating technology is important in school projects. Websites are a new, fun and different way to showcase students' work.
This is how I went about creating my website: I started by researching my topic and taking lots of notes. I researched on many different websites and in books to assure I was receiving legitimate and relevant information. Then I broke up the project into different sections and wrote each section, after putting in the sections on my website I added pictures and visual appeal to go with my writing and topic. After completing the main sections of my website I wrote a timeline and used Dipity to create it with pictures and maps, then imported it onto my website.
Relation to Theme
My topic relates to the NHD theme of “Revolution, Reaction, Reform” because Jane Addams' founding of Hull House changed people's lives and the entire view of the world on the needs of homeless, immigrants and less fortunate. By Jane’s initial actions of help, there are now thousands of programs, homes, and community centers throughout America. The issue of homelessness and need in these economically difficult times is a relevant problem now, without Addams' work years ago we could be without help today.