Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy

Starr, Ellen Gates

In 1916 Ellen G. Starr, co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, ran on the Socialist Party ticket for University of Illinois Trustee. She lost, polling 69,767 votes (1.08%). That same year Starr campaigned for Alderman on the Socialist ticket …

Ellen Gates Starr's Campaign for University Trustee, 1916