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%). That same year Starr campaigned for Alderman on the Socialist ticket from Chicago's 19th ward. 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.
