Knowing the segregation of blacks and immigrants in the settlement houses almost completely implies that there was sexism as well. The middle-class reformers who worked in these settlement houses were mostly women who stayed in the settlement houses and worked to help those less fortunate. These women have become caregivers, teachers and health service providers for their communities. There were many settlement houses founded by women, but some of the most popular are the Hull House founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Starr and the 1893 Henry Street Settlement in New York by Lillian Wald (Women in the Progressive Era). Lillian Wald was a hard-working leader. Coming from a wealthy family and having attended nursing school, Wald is very interested in the poverty endured by new immigrants. She founded a colony which grew to include seven buildings. At her institution, she had many classes, clubs, and other extracurricular activities to keep the spirits of immigrants moving (Women in the Progressive Era). While Wald focused more on immigrant education, Addams and Starr envisioned a different type of education. In 1889, intending to bring the culture of the arts to immigrants, Ellen Starr and Jane Addams purchased an abandoned mansion (Kelland 783). Hull House offered services such as child supervision, educational classes, employment agencies, public kitchens and even a library. According to Women in the Progressive Era, by the second year, Hull House was welcoming more than two thousand people per week. Just ten years after Hull House was founded, it expanded to include approximately 13 buildings, as well as programs for working women, conference rooms, a gym, and a swimming pool. Hull-House helped educate immigrants in... middle of paper ... experiences with new immigrants influenced theories developed by scholars in the fields of education, sociology, and social psychology. (Lissak 7)In 1910 there were over 400 colony houses. The Americanization of immigrants has been demonstrated through many different programs and institutions (Daniels 419). Today, settlement houses have changed names and most are called community centers, community houses or neighborhoods. They are still closely integrated into their communities and communicate a healthy lifestyle (Settlement House Movement). By the early 20th century, most homes in the colonies were scattered throughout the northern and midwestern regions. This movement grew rapidly with the growing immigrant population. Faced with a growing immigrant population, "colonial leaders sought to overcome the centrifugal forces of urban disintegration to restore order to a country ».