The museum explores the history of public housing through a wealth of exhibitions, installations and recreated apartments. It ...

I am very excited about the imminent opening, in early April, of the National Public Housing Museum in the last remaining ...

Alice Hamilton was known for her “shoe leather” epidemiology — wearing out the soles of her shoes from all the trips to ...

Carmen Agra Deedy’s books for young readers have received numerous accolades, including a Pura Belpré Honor, a Jane Addams Honor, and an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor. Born in Havana, Cuba ...

She learned about Jane Addams, a progressive social worker who founded a house to help immigrant families establish themselves in Chicago during the late 19th century. This book inspired her ...

The book describes the four women — Pruette ... Among Pruette's Cabinet picks were reformer Jane Addams, first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, for vice president, disregarding ...

There are three seats up for election for Moline-Coal Valley School Board. Chet DeSmet is the only incumbent running for ...

March is Women’s History and Awareness Month, and to celebrate, Booth Library hosted an exhibit tributing American activist ...

The book, which unfolds chronologically, begins with the establishment of so-called “settlement houses,” where women developed social work to combat poverty and discrimination. Jane Addams ...