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Jane Addams
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604139072
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-907-5
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 08/01/2011
  • Dewey Number: 361
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 126

Summary

The daughter of a prosperous Illinois businessman, Jane Addams longed to do something meaningful with her life, yet found herself shut out of most professions because of her gender. In 1889, she decided to use her inheritance from her late father to help found the pioneering settlement house, Hull House, where she and a dedicated staff of volunteers, most of them college-educated women like herself, lived and worked among some of Chicago's most destitute residents. Through works likes this, Addams became one of the most celebrated women in U.S. history. A tireless social and political reformer, feminist, and antiwar activist, Addams was also the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Learn more about her inspiring life in Jane Addams.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs. Sidebars. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Further resources. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Louise Chipley Slavicek received her master's degree in American history from the University of Connecticut. She is the author of many articles on American and world history for scholarly journals and young people's magazines, including Cobblestone, Calliope, and Highlights for Children. Her numerous books for young people include Women of the American Revolution and for Chelsea House, I.M. Pei and The Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Reviews and Awards

"...a well-considered portrayal...Solid fare for the biography collection."


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