A Useful Woman

The Early Life of Jane Addams

Author: Gioia Diliberto
ISBN: 0684853655

The first biography in twenty-six years of Jane Addams -- founder of the Hull-House settlement and winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize -- written with access to hundreds of new family documents. "Today, Jane Addams is widely recognized as an extraordinary figure in our nation's history, one of a roster of great Americans -- Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. among them -- who made lasting contributions to social justice. But as with the lives of many iconographic figures, the legend often obscures the real story." Frequently recognized as one of the most influential women of the century -- and considered a heroine by nurses and social workers around the globe -- Jane Addams had to struggle long and hard to earn her place in history. Born in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War, she lived during pivotal times when women were only beginning to create new roles for themselves (ironically building on the Victorian ideal of women as ministering angels). Focusing on her metamorphosis

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publish Date: 1999-07-07

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Women, History / General, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Biography/Autobiography)