Jessie Florence Binford (1876

Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States, located along the Iowa River. It is the seat and most populous settlement of Marshall County and the 16th largest city in Iowa, with a population of 27,591 at ...

-1966), aka “the conscience of Chicago”, was a social worker who worked closely with

Jane Addams Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage ...

Hull House Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of the city, Hull House (named after the original house's first owner Cha ...

. Binford was the founder and executive director of the Juvenile Protective Association in 1916 and stayed for 32 years. She is a 1977 inductee in the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame.

Biography

Before she resided at Hull House, Bindfors graduated from

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University of Illinois Chicago

The City of Chicago wanted to build a campus of the

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on the site of the Hull House in 1959. Binford and Florence Scala led the fight against the plan. Trustees accepted an offer of $875,000 in 1963 and the two took the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled in favor of the University and closed the case on March 28, 1963.

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Jessie Binford discusses her life, Jane Addams, and the work they did together
{{socialwork-stub American social workers Rockford University alumni People from Marshalltown, Iowa 1876 births 1966 deaths Iowa Women's Hall of Fame Inductees