The Jane Addams Reader

by Jane Addams and Jean Bethke Elshtain

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465019153
• ISBN13: 9780465019151
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"