From collection Candidates
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%). Starr attended Rockford Female Seminary in Illinois, where she met Jane Addams. Starr taught school in Chicago for a number of years. While touring Europe with Addams, the two women decided, upon their return to Chicago, to found a settlement house (Hull House). Starr was active in campaigns to reform child labor laws and industrial working conditions. She was a member of the Women's Trade Union.
