The Long Road of Woman's Memory

by Jane Addams

Book Overview

Wild rumors of a Devil Baby--a child who has miniature horns and a forked tail and appears in retribution for a husband's cruelty--at Hull-House brought a flood of curiosity-seekers to Jane Addams's door. To her surprise, many of the most adamant about seeing the Devil Baby were older, working-class, immigrant women.

These women, usually rather withdrawn from the community, seemed to spring to life in response to this apocryphal story--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252070240
• ISBN13: 9780252070242
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"