Twenty years at Hull-House with autobiographical notes, Jane Addams ; illustrated by Norah Hamilton ; with an introduction and notes by James Hurt
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Twenty years at Hull-House with autobiographical notes, Jane Addams ; illustrated by Norah Hamilton ; with an introduction and notes by James Hurt
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index
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Twenty years at Hull-House with autobiographical notes
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Jane Addams ; illustrated by Norah Hamilton ; with an introduction and notes by James Hurt
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Prairie State books
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Originally published in 1910, this was Jane Addams' most successful book. Now regarded as a classic of American social history, this first annotated edition is issued on the occasion of the Hull-House centennial
Table of contents
Earliest impressions -- Influence of Lincoln -- Boarding-school ideals -- The snare of preparation -- First days at Hull-House -- The subjective necessity for social settlements -- Some early undertakings at Hull-House -- Problems of poverty -- A decade of economic discussion -- Pioneer labor legislation in Illinois -- Immigrants and their children -- Tolstoyism -- Public activities and investigations -- Civic Cooperation -- The value of social clubs -- Arts at Hull-House -- Echoes of the Russian Revolution -- Socialized education
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