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Davis, Allen Freeman, 1931-

American heroine : the life and legend of Jane Addams / Allen F. Davis ; with a new introd. by the author. - Chicago, IL : Ivan Dee, - xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm



Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296) and index.

Formative Years -- Despair and Disillusionment -- A Creative Solution -- Founding a Social Movement -- Early Years at Hull House -- A Wider Influence -- Jane Addams-Reformer -- A Moral Equivalent for War and Juvenile Delinquency -- Twenty Years at a Hull House -- Prostitution, Woman Suffrage, and Progressivism -- Practical Saint and the Most Useful American -- A Pacifist in Time of War -- From Saint to Villain -- The Most Dangerous Woman in America -- The Restoration of a Saint.

Chronicles the life of Jane Addams, discussing her family life, personal relationships, political beliefs, work for social reform, and impact on American history.

ISBN: 156663296X 9781566632966

LCCN: 99057842

Subjects--Personal Names:
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
Addams, Jane.
Addams, Jane,

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women social workers--United States--Biography.
Women social reformers--United States--Biography.
Women social reformers.
Women social workers.
Women social workers--United States--Biography.
Women social reformers--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: HV28.A35 / D39 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 361.92 B