Jane Addams: Spirit in Action

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a leading statesperson in an era when few imagined such possibilities for women. In this fresh interpretation, the first full biography of Addams in nearly forty years, Louise W. Knight shows Addams's boldness, creativity, and tenacity as she sought ways to put the ideals of democracy into action. Starting in Chicago as a co-founder of the nation's first settlement house, Hull House--a community center where people of all classes and ethnicities could gather--Addams became a grassroots organizer and a partner of trade unionists, women, immigrants, and African Americans seeking social justice. In time she emerged as a progressive political force; an advocate for women's suffrage; an advisor to presidents; a co-founder of civil rights organizations, including the NAACP; and a leader for international peace. Written as a fast-paced narrative, Jane Addams traces how one woman worked with others to make a difference in the world.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/06/2010
ISBN: 9780393071658
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.62w x 1.03d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2010
Publishers Weekly 07/26/2010
Booklist 08/01/2010 pg. 19
Library Journal 09/15/2010 pg. 82
Choice 06/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 131