Chicago Commons - Graham Taylor - Bog

First published in 1898, this book chronicles the founding and early years of the Chicago Commons, a settlement house whose mission was to provide services and support to immigrants and the working poor. Graham Taylor, the founder of the Chicago Commons, offers a firsthand account of the challenges and successes of this pioneering social reform movement. This book remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of urban social work and the settlement house movement.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.