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W.E.B. Du Bois and the women of hull-house, 1895–1899

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An important aspect of W.E.B. Du Bois’s professional socialization is documented; specifically, Du Bois’s professional interactions with women sociologists who practiced in social settlements, notably Jane Addams, Katherine Bement Davis, Florence Kelley, and Isabel Eaton. These women, and their research in Hull-House Maps and Papers, were facilitators and role models for Du Bois’s The Philadelphia Negro, in which Isabel Eaton was a significant collaborator. Addams, Kelley, and their friends joined Du Bois to cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an exemplar of applied sociology and Du Bois’s shared interests with the early Hull-House women. These early sociologists changed American thought and social policy and today provide a rich heritage for contemporary professionals in sociology.

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska, 68588, Lincoln, NB

    Mary Jo Deegan (associate professor)

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She is the author ofJane Addams and the Women of the Chicago School, 1892–1918 andAmerican Ritual Dramas (in press).

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Deegan, M.J. W.E.B. Du Bois and the women of hull-house, 1895–1899. Am Soc 19, 301–311 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02691827

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