 In the Progressive Era, many of the college-educated social reformers in the Chicago area lived at Hull House or were associated with the University of Chicago. Some of the Hull-House reformers, such as Sophonisba Breckinridge and Edith and Grace Abbott, held academic positions but did most of their academic and activist work in the realm of social reform. Some, such as Julia Lathrop and Florence Kelly, went on to hold influential governmental positions. Other feminist pragmatists working on social and philosophic issues worked with James and Royce at Harvard or were engaged with feminist reforms in other fields such as suffrage activism or peace work. Early feminist pragmatists included the following women: