How did social reformers Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr differ from earlier socially conscious elite women in the United States?

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Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were pioneers in the settlement house movement, exemplified by their founding of Hull House in Chicago. Unlike many of their predecessors, they chose to live directly among the poor communities they served, which was a novel approach at the time. This direct engagement in the communities distinguished their method of social reform from earlier efforts that were more removed from the daily lives of the poor.

How Did Social Reformers Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr