llery, and a music school. At this time it was a great achievement for a women to start a project, especially one this big. Between the 1890's and the 1900's, the Hull House grew to thirteen buildings, including a working women's cooperative house, apartments for married residents and their families, a coffeehouse, a soup kitchen that sold food cheaply to local working families, and other buildings. Living at the Hull House wasn't a free ride. Many of the residents often became involved in projects, such as battles for factory inspections and industry safety, child labor laws, better working conditions, and higher wages for women. Also they worked for the recognition of labor unions, compulsory school attendance, and improved city sanitation. The residents really worked for what they believed in. The residents had several well-known people help them achieve their goals, such as William James, John Dewy, and Theodore Roosevelt. By successfully undertaking such a large challenge, Jane Addams proved that women were just as capable as men.The next women to talk about are Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton. When Anthony voted in the election of 1872, she did so illegally. When Susan registered at a shoe store, they tried to stop her. Susan then presented her argument for the right to vote, they listened to her and let her have her way. In that election, sixteen women voted. The government found out about Susan’s vote, and they arrested her on Christmas Eve. Susan was arrested under the fourteenth amendment. This stated that anyone who voted without legal rights would face penalties. The amendment was put there for rebels to keep them from voting without getting pardon for their treason in the Civil War. This amendment did not apply to women who were loyal to the government. Susan gave her testimony and was very convincing, yet the judge was not on her side. This judge told the jury to state that she was g...
