A Useful Woman: The Early Life of Jane Addams
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572841346 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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A well-written biography Debbie Lee Wesselmann It bothers me to hear A USEFUL WOMAN described as a "feminist biography" just because the subject bucked the gender norms of her Victorian times. This book is about a social force and conscience, Jane Addams, whose intelligence, spirituality, generosity and, yes, unmarried status drove her to found Hull-House, a "settlement" in Chicago that served as both haven a. Jay said Absorbing history of social service. Jane Addams was trying to find a role for herself almost from the day she was born. A Useful Woman is an absorbing biography of her attempt to balance somewhat the social inequalities she saw around her (not so easy a role for a woman in post Civil War period). It is also a fascinating account of how Addams redefined charity in America. Instead of just the wealth. A Customer said About A Woman Who Wanted to Make the World Better. Womens' lives are often filled with many tasks, and to become an international social reformer is very difficult to include. This is the story of one woman who wanted a life that was different from the traditional woman of her age. And the interesting part of the story is that she did become an internationally known social reformer. And she did win a Nobel Peace
During the ongoing economic recovery, Addams' core issues of poverty, wealth equity, and social action continue to be discussed at length by our nation's leaders and the media. A Useful Woman is the ultimate study on the formative years of not only one of Chicago's most formative figures but also one of the most important women in American history.. At the beginning of our national dialogue on this topic is Jane Addams, and this book reveals her life at the outset of her mission to provide for the poor and underserved. A Useful Woman is the definitive resource on the early years of the future founder of the Jane Addams Hull House and the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Frequently recognized as one of the most influential women of the century — and considered a heroine by social activists around the globe — Jane Addams struggled to earn her place in history
The story of settlement house pioneer Jane Addams's early life traces a trajectory that has become almost a feminist cliché. (Addams survived her by only a year.) This is a model of popular, undogmatic feminist biography. And Diliberto's familiarity with contemporary scholarship shows in her lucid summary of the trends in religious and philanthropic beliefs that led Addams to found Hull-House in 1889 to help poor people better themselves; yet she wears her learning lightly in a lively text. --Wendy