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Amanda Johnson Remembers Jane Addams, Hull House, and Chicago: A Dramatic Portrayal

Amanda Johnson, a young graduate from the University of
Wisconsin, worked at Hull House as a settlement worker.  In 1895 Jane Addams, who at the time was
garbage inspector for the 19th Ward, appointed Amanda as her deputy. Together
the two of them would begin their day at six in the morning and follow the
garbage wagons to the dump, arrest slum landlords and complain to City Hall.
They became famous for their attacks on garbage and disease in the ward. Jeanmarie
Dwight-Wrigley portrays Amanda at the age of 72 and shares her memories of
working with Jane Addams, the "saint of Chicago," the ups and downs
of running Hull House, and their fight against prejudice and poverty in
Chicago.

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