 In addition to the Romantics (Carlyle and Ruskin), the social visionaries (Barnett and Tolstoy), and the pragmatists (Dewey and Mead), Addams was influenced by the great collection of feminist minds who came to work at the social settlement. Hull House has been described in many different ways, reflecting the complexity and diversity of its functions. Perhaps an overlooked descriptor is as a pragmatist feminist “think tank.” Although the “Metaphysical Club” has taken on a mythical status among some in American philosophical circles (Menand, 2001), the intellectual, social, and political impact of the Hull House residents dwarfs that of the Cambridge intellectuals. Hull House residents dined, slept, did domestic chores, and engaged in social activism together. They also discussed and debated ethics, political theory, feminism, and culture while immersed in their tasks and stimulated by the many speakers and visitors to Hull House. The prolonged contact shared gender oppression and common mission made for a unique intellectual collective that not only fostered action but also theory.