addams, jane

A brief biography of Jane Addams, who established Hull-House in Chicago in 1889 to provide medical and legal services, educational opportunities, and social interactions to immigrants and other victims of poverty.

Tells the story of pioneering social worker and activist Jane Addams, who transformed a poor Chicago neighborhood when she co-founded Hull House, a settlement house that provided social and educational services to area residents.

Explores the influence Jane Addams, founder of Hull-House, a Chicago institution which helped a generation of poor immigrants carve new lives for themselves in the late nineteenth century, has had on American society and politics throughout history.

An illustrated biography of Jane Addams, who dedicated her life to helping immigrants to Chicago, Illnois.

Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography series. The next book in this six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on Civil Champions--some of the incredible women who worked tirelessly to ensure equal rights for all. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they need to know--background, family, education, accomplishments, etc., about: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, Rosa Parks, and Jane Addams.

Jane Addams always wanted to "find a way to fix the world." In 1889, she founded Hull House, a settlement house in a poor area of Chicago, and helped countless people.

Readers learn about the life of social worker and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams.

Presents the biography of nineteenth-century feminist and women's rights activist Jane Addams and chronicles her privileged childhood and education in rural Illinois and her work to improve the lives of urban immigrants.

Presents a brief profile of Jane Addams, who began a settlement house in Chicago in 1889 in order to provide help to the poor.

Describes the life and work of the woman whose work to help the poor in Chicago and around the world won her the Nobel Peace Prize.