Jane Addams: Spirit in Action

by Louise W. Knight and louise-w-knight

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393071650
• ISBN13: 9780393071658
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.5"