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Visit Hull House Through the Eyes of Hilda Satt

See what it was like to visit Hull House through the eyes of a young woman.

10/20/2023

Chicago Stories

Visit Hull House Through the Eyes of Hilda Satt

Clip: 10/20/2023 | 4m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

See what it was like to visit Hull House through the eyes of a young woman.

What would visitors of Hull House have encountered at the turn of the century? See what it was like to step foot in the well-known Chicago settlement house, which was far more than just a house, through the eyes of a young immigrant woman named Hilda Satt.

10/20/2023

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Florence Kelley and the Fight Against Child Labor

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Clip: 10/20/2023 | 5m 39s | Hull House activist Florence Kelley helped establish child labor protections. (5m 39s)

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Chicago Stories is a local public television program presented by WTTW

Lead support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by The Negaunee Foundation. Major support is provided by the Abra Prentice Foundation, Inc. and the TAWANI Foundation.

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