Jane Addams Symposia

September 16 Symposium

Please join us on Thursday, September 16 for the Jane Addams Symposium. Keynote Speaker, Julie L. Biehl, Director of the Children & Family Justice Center of the Northwestern University School of Law, will lead the morning's discussion on the “over-incarceration” of youth in Illinois and its impact on their lives and the community at large, reflecting on the founding principles of the juvenile justice system espoused by Miss Addams.

Hull House will also present Sylvia Puente, Vanessa Rich, and Bernarda Wong with the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award. The morning's moderator is Nancy Snyder, a Hull House Board Trustee.

To register please contact Nina Patel at npatel@hullhouse.org.

june 15 Symposium

Keynote Speaker Dr. Creasie Hairston, Dean of the Jane Addams College of Social Work at UIC, led the morning's discussion on Jane Addams at The Palmer House Hilton on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. She spoke about Jane Addams as the mother of modern social work and the efforts she made to change the ways people worked with marginalized communities and individuals.

Hull House also presented Margaret Berglind, Judge Sophia Hall and Aurie Pennick with the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award.

The morning's moderator was Arlene Juracek, a Hull House Board Trustee.

This event was generously funded by The Smart Family Foundation.

march 25 Symposium

More than 170 guests were in attendance at the second Jane Addams Symposium at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Keynote Speaker Louise W. Knight, author of Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy, led the morning's discussion on Jane Addams’ belief in the power of the community to be a force for social change, how she did her organizing, and what lessons we can draw from Jane Addams' pioneering insights. Download Louise Knight's Keynote Address for more information.

Hull House also presented the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award to Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Dawn Clark Netsch and Lucy Robles-Aquino.

A special thank you to our Event Chair Nancy Snyder, a Hull House Board Trustee!

This event was generously funded by The Smart Family Foundation.

November 20 Symposium

More than 140 guests attended the inaugural Jane Addams Symposia held on Friday, November 20 at The Palmer House Hilton. Janice Metzger, author of “What Would Jane Say? City-Building Women and a Tale of Two Chicagos,” led a candid discussion on how Chicago might be a different city today if Jane Addams and other leading women had been a part of the Burnham planning process.

Hull House presented the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award to two of Chicagoland's leading women. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie received an award for her Organizational Leadership and Ruth Todd for her Community Leadership. Hull House also presented a Youth Leadership Award to Nicole Basil.

The morning's moderator was Arlene Juracek, a Hull House Board Trustee.