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.
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