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Founded in 1889, the Hull-House
social settlement offered programs under the leadership of Jane
Addams to address the need of impoverished immigrants in Chicago's
Near West Side.
Alice Hamilton came to Hull-House in 1897 and worked with the community
throughout her entire career. Through living and working in the
Hull-House neighborhood, she became familiar with the problems of
industrial and occupational diseases. As special investigator for
the U.S. Department of Labor, she documented industrial working
conditions. Hamilton's surveys showed the high mortality rate for
workers in "dangerous trades", including lead and associated enamelware;
the rubber industry; painting trades; dye works; and copper, mercury,
explosives, and munitions production. Hamilton's studies of the
effect of lead on industrial workers, women in particular, established
her position as a leader in the field of chemical health and safety
and industrial toxicology.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
is located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
The conference celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Hull-House
on September 18, 1889.
Cosponsored by the American Chemical Society and, from UIC,the Center for Research
on Women and Gender; Department
of Chemistry; Gender
and Women's Studies Program; College of Pharmacy; Department of Medical Education of the
College of Medicine; and Great lakes Centers
for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, and the
Division
of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences of the School
of Public Health.
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All conference sessions
take place in room 605 Chicago Circle Center, 750 South Halsted
Street, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Friday, September 20, schedule of events
Saturday, September 21, schedule of events
Maps and directions to campus.
Register Online
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Exhibits about Alice Hamilton may be viewed at UIC's Library of the Health Sciences
and at the Jane Addams Hull-House
Museum.
CPDUs for Teachers
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is an approved provider (#102136)
of Continuing Professional Development Units. Teachers may receive
three CPDUs for history and nine CPDUs for chemistry or environmental
science.
National Historic Chemical Landmark
Award Program
The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society,
has declared as historic chemical landmark more than forty places,
discoveries, and achievements. The ACS has selected Alice Hamilton
to receive posthumously, a 2002 award.
Alice Hamilton (1869-1970)
Hamilton came to Hull-House in 1897 and worked with the Hull-House
community, throughout her entire career. Conducted while she was
a special investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor, Hamilton's
studies of the effect of lead on industrial workers established
her position as a leader in the field of chemical health and safety
and industrial toxicology.
For more information, phone
312-413-5353
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