-Jane Addams called the impulse to found settlement houses:
A) "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse"
B) "urban enlightenment"
C) "the upper-class prayer answered"
D) "my duty as a mother to my children's future"
E) Christian humanitarianism

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Jane Addams was a prominent Christian social reformer who believed in the Christian idea of humanitarianism, which she put into practice by founding the settlement house movement. She saw it as her Christian duty to help the poor and disadvantaged, particularly immigrants, and believed that settlement houses could provide a space for education, assistance, and community building.

-Jane Addams Called the Impulse to Found Settlement Houses