The Jane Addams Reader
Title | The Jane Addams Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Bethke Elshtain |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Pages | 558 |
Release | 2008-01-07 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0465012299 |
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 includes popular essays on "The Subtle Problems of Charity," from The Atlantic Monthly, and "Need a Woman Over Fifty Feel Old?" from Ladies' Home Journal. Along with the writings themselves, Elshtain's insightful commentary offers powerful evidence of Addams's remarkable ability to frame social problems in an ethical context, her unwillingness to succumb to ideological dogma, her political courage, and her lifelong devotion to civic and moral life.
The House That Jane Built
Title | The House That Jane Built PDF eBook |
Author | Tanya Lee Stone |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2015-06-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0805090495 |
"Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to create a place where people could find food, work, and community. In 1889, she chose a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into Hull House--a settlement home--soon adding a playground, kindergarten, and a public bath, By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than nine thousand people visited Hull House each week. The dreams of a smart, caring girl had become a reality. And the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were transformed when they stepped into the house that Jane Addams built."--Provided by publisher.
The Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Title | The Jane Addams Children's Book Award PDF eBook |
Author | Susan C. Griffith |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2013-09-05 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0810892030 |
Jane Addams (1860–1935) was an inspired activist who struck at the roots of social injustice through persistent and thoughtful action, advocating for reforms in sanitation, housing and work conditions, and child labor. In 1915 Addams founded the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and in 1931 she became the first American female recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Eighteen years after Addams’s death, members of the WILPF created the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. Presented annually, the award honors children’s books that invite readers to think deeply about peace, social justice, world community, and equality for all races and genders. The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award: Honoring Children’s Literature for Peace and Social Justice since 1953 is the first book to examine the award as well as its winners and honor books. In this volume, Susan C. Griffith reviews and synthesizes Addams’s ideas and legacy, so that her life and accomplishments can be used as a focal point for exploring issues of social justice through children’s literature. In addition to a history and overview of the award, this work contains annotated bibliographies with thematically arranged winners and honor books bestowed in Addams’s name. Supporting literature study in classrooms and integrating points of reflection drawn from the activist’s life, The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award is an invaluable resource for educators, students, and librarians.
The Education of Jane Addams
Title | The Education of Jane Addams PDF eBook |
Author | Victoria Bissell Brown |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780812237474 |
"Excellent. . . . The Education of Jane Addams provides a detailed, wonderfully complex analysis of Addams's ideas, life, and work."--Journal of American History
Jane Addams
Title | Jane Addams PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Bloom Fradin |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780618504367 |
A look at the life of the "pacifist" Jane Addams.
Reading Wonders Leveled Reader Jane Addams: A Woman of Action: Approaching Unit 4 Week 3 Grade 5
Title | Reading Wonders Leveled Reader Jane Addams: A Woman of Action: Approaching Unit 4 Week 3 Grade 5 PDF eBook |
Author | DONALD BEAR |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2012-05-10 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780021185641 |
Jane Addams
Title | Jane Addams PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine Joslin |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780252029233 |
Jane Addams is best known for her groundbreaking social reforming and her work at Hull House. This book takes an expansive look at her creative writing and other areas of her life.