The Jane Addams Reader

by Jane Addams and Jean Bethke Elshtain

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Jane Addams was a prolific and elegant writer. Her twelve books consist largely of published essays, but to appreciate her life work one must also read her previously uncollected speeches and editorials. This artfully compiled collection begins with Addams's youthful Junior Class Oration on women as "Breadgivers," features thoughtful examinations of topics as diverse as "Tolstoy and Gandhi" and "The Public School and the Immigrant Child," and even...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0465019153

ISBN13:9780465019151

Release Date:December 2001

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:528 Pages

Weight:1.77 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

20th Century Philanthropy & Charity Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Social Work State & Local Urban Women in History

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