The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: vol. 1: Preparing to Lead, 1860-81
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252027299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 704 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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good job keep up the good work Freeport says Selected Papers of Jane Addams Volume 1, Preparing to lead 1860-81,edited by Mary Bryan, Barbara Blair and Maree De Angury is published by University of Illinois Press. It is 650 pages, has 47 illustrations (including a map of Mill Street, Cedarville as of 1875 by Ronald Beam). It has documents for the time in question including letters, school essays, school speeches and other documents concerning Jane Addams. The earliest document is a letter from Jane at age 8 to her sister,
She was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.Mary Lynn McCree Bryan is the editor of The Jane Addams Papers Project in the department of history at Duke University, editor of the microfilm edition of the Jane Addams Papers, a coeditor of The Jane Addams Papers: A Comprehensive Guide, and a former curator of the Jane Addams Hull-House at the Unive
. She was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.Mary Lynn McCree Bryan is the editor of The Jane Addams Papers Project in the department of history at Duke University, editor of the microfilm edition of the Jane Addams Papers, a coeditor of The Jane Addams Papers: A Comprehensive Guide, and a former curator of the Jane Addams Hull-House at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Barbara Bair is the associate editor of The Jane Addams Papers Project, an historian in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, and the author of Though Justice Sleeps: African Americans, 1880-1900. About the Author Adams was the founder of Hull-House in Chicago and of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
of post-Civil War women and society, Addams's lesser-known, personal writings are necessary reading for scholars and historians. The editors' rich annotation of individuals and events featured in the documents and appendix of biographical profiles represent a trove of primary research and place the documents in historical context.. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other writings from her childhood in Cedarville, Illinois, and her education at the Rockford Female Seminary, this volume provides heretofore unavailable insight into her developing ideas, educational experiences, and personal relationships. Documenting the ear