Twenty Years at Hull House · Character
Walter Besant
British author and social reformer whose work influenced Addams.
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Also known as Sir Walter Besant
First appearance: v first days at hull house
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Quoted for his concept of 'the sense of humanity' as a vision akin to Peter's sheet let down from heaven.
Walter Besant first appears in 0008 v first days at hull house.
With Jane Addams (social): Walter Besant was a British novelist and social reformer whose writings on urban poverty inspired Addams' settlement work.
In Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements: Quoted for his concept of 'the sense of humanity' as a vision akin to Peter's sheet let down from heaven.
Later, in The Value of Social Clubs: Sir Walter Besant praised Hull House as a 'Palace of Delight' and advised against over-education.
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