addams, jane

A history of Hull House and the many social reforms it inspired serve as a background to a biography of the woman who dedicated her life to improving society.

A brief history of the Nobel Prizes and a biography of the man who founded them accompanies biographies of four Americans who received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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.

A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

Presents a comprehensive biography of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century social activist Jane Addams, and chronicles her childhood in rural northern Illinois, her education, and later fight for social and political reforms, women's rights, and more.

Traces the life of Jane Addams, pioneering social worker, who revolutionized America's attitude toward the poor.

Describes the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.