CONTENTS HEADER PREFACE I. EARLIEST IMPRESSIONS II. INFLUENCE OF LINCOLN III. BOARDING-SCHOOL IDEALS IV. THE SNARE OF PREPARATION V. FIRST DAYS AT HULL-HOUSE VI. THE SUBJECTIVE NECESSITY FOR SOCIAL SETTLEMENTS VII. SOME EARLY UNDERTAKINGS AT HULL-HOUSE VIII. PROBLEMS OF POVERTY IX. A DECADE OF ECONOMIC DISCUSSION X. PIONEER LABOR LEGISLATION IN ILLINOIS XI. IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN XII. TOLSTOYISM XIII. PUBLIC ACTIVITIES AND INVESTIGATIONS XIV. CIVIC COOPERATION XV. THE VALUE OF SOCIAL CLUBS XVI. ARTS AT HULL-HOUSE XVII. ECHOES OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION XVIII. SOCIALIZED EDUCATION ILLUSTRATIONS