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Books by Jane Addams
  | | 20 Years at Hull-House by Jane Addams Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2013 by Addams Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-61949-158-8, ISBN: 1-61949-158-3 "Late at night on the streets of London, in 1883, Jane Addams came upon a crowd of poor, hungry people all struggling to outbid each other for a measly supply of rotten vegetables. Haunted by the memory of their clutching, desperate hands, she continued her travels through Europe, eventually settling in Chicago, where – with her friend Ellen Starr – she founded Hull-House. “20 Years at Hull-House” details the history of an inspiring in ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull-House(Reprint) (Prairie State Books) by Jane Addams, Norah Hamilton, James Hurt, Ruth Sidel Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1989 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06107-3, ISBN: 0-252-06107-1 "While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. Their pale faces were dominated by that most unlovely of human expressions, the cunning and shrewdness of the bargain-hunter who starves if he cannot make a successful trade, and yet the final impression was not of ragged, tawdry clothing nor of pin ..." |
 | | Women at The Hague The International Congress of Women and Its Results by Jane Addams, Harriet Hyman Alonso, Emily Greene Balch, Alice Hamilton Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07156-0, ISBN: 0-252-07156-5 "In the midst of World War I, from April 28 to May 1, 1915, more than a thousand women from Europe and North America gathered in The Hague to discuss proposals for a peaceful end to the war. As one of the founders of the Woman's Peace Party, Jane Addams was among the attendees at the International Congress of Women, along with fellow social reformers and peace activists Emily G. Balch and Alice Hamilton. This book contains their journali ..." |
 | | Democracy and Social Ethics(10th Edition) by Jane Addams, Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Ruth Sidel Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07023-5, ISBN: 0-252-07023-2 "Nearly a century before the advent of "multiculturalism," Jane Addams put forward her conception of the moral significance of diversity. Each member of a democracy, Addams believed, is under a moral obligation to seek out diverse experiences, making a daily effort to confront others' perspectives. Morality must be seen as a social rather than an individual endeavor, and democracy as a way of life rather than merely a basis for laws. Fai ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull-House(1st Edition) (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) by Jane Addams, Victoria Bissell Brown Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 1999 by Bedford/St. Martin's ISBN-13: 978-0-312-15706-7, ISBN: 0-312-15706-1 "While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. Their pale faces were dominated by that most unlovely of human expressions, the cunning and shrewdness of the bargain-hunter who starves if he cannot make a successful trade, and yet the final impression was not of ragged, tawdry clothing nor of pin ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull-House(Reprint) (Signet Classics) by Jane Addams, Henry Steele Commager, Ruth W. Messinger Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 1999 by Signet ISBN-13: 978-0-451-52739-4, ISBN: 0-451-52739-9 "While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. Their pale faces were dominated by that most unlovely of human expressions, the cunning and shrewdness of the bargain-hunter who starves if he cannot make a successful trade, and yet the final impression was not of ragged, tawdry clothing nor of pin ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull-House (Signet Classics) by Jane Addams, Henry Steele Commager Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1995 by Signet Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-451-52383-9, ISBN: 0-451-52383-0 "While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. Their pale faces were dominated by that most unlovely of human expressions, the cunning and shrewdness of the bargain-hunter who starves if he cannot make a successful trade, and yet the final impression was not of ragged, tawdry clothing nor of pin ..." |
 | | Newer Ideals of Peace(1st Edition) by Jane Addams, Berenice A. Carroll, Clinton F. Fink Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07345-8, ISBN: 0-252-07345-2 "In this her second book, Jane Addams moves beyond humanitarian appeals to sensibility and prudence, advancing a more aggressive, positive idea of peace as a dynamic social process emerging out of the poorer quarters of cosmopolitan cities. Her deep analysis of relations among diverse groups in U.S. society, exemplified by inter-ethnic and labor relations in Chicago, draws widely useful lessons for both domestic and global peace, in an e ..." |
 | | Peace and Bread in Time of War(1st Edition) by Jane Addams, Katherine Joslin Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07093-8, ISBN: 0-252-07093-3 "First published in 1922 during the "Red Scare," by which time Jane Addams's pacifist efforts had adversely affected her popularity as an author and social reformer, Peace and Bread in Time of War is Addams's eighth book and the third to deal with her thoughts on pacifism. Addams's unyielding pacifism during the Great War drew criticism from politicians and patriots who deemed her the "most dangerous woman in America." Even those who h ..." |
 | | New Conscience and an Ancient Evil (Classic Reprint) (Paperback Or Softback) by Jane Addams Paperback, Published 2017 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-330-62503-3, ISBN: 1-330-62503-X |
 | | Women in Public Life Women in Public Life by Jane Addams, Earl Barnes, Maurice Parmelee Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-165-77218-6, ISBN: 1-165-77218-3 "Also Contains Works By Mary Ritter Beard, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Neva Ruth Deardorff, Josephine Marshall Jewell Dodge, George Elliott Howard, Emilie Josephine Hutchinson, Florence Kelley, Gertrude S. Martin, Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons, Simon Nelson Patten, Jennie Bradley Roessing, Emily Foote Runge, Anna Howard Shaw, Ella Jane Seass Stewart, Mary Winsor, And Mary I. Wood." |
 | | The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (Paperback) by Jane Addams Paperback, 62 Pages, Published 2009 by Valde Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4444-5113-9, ISBN: 1-4444-5113-8 |
 | | Women at the Hague The International Peace Congress of 1915 (Classics in Women's Studies) by Jane Addams, Alice Hamilton, Emily Greene Balch, Mary Jo Deegan Paperback, 186 Pages, Published 2002 by Humanity Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59102-059-2, ISBN: 1-59102-059-X "In 1915, shortly after the outbreak of World War I, between twelve hundred and two thousand women representing twelve nations journeyed to The Netherlands to plead for peace at The Hague. At this first International Congress of Women they called for "continuous mediation" until peace was restored, and they met with representatives of the warring governments in an idealistic attempt to halt the military clash. Although they did not stop ..." |
 | | A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil by Jane Addams, Katherine Joslin Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07092-1, ISBN: 0-252-07092-5 "Published in 1912 on the heels of "Twenty Years at Hull-House" and at the height of Jane Addams' popularity, "A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil" assesses the vulnerability of the rural and immigrant working-class girls who moved to Chicago and fell prey to the sexual bartering of what was known as the white slave trade. Addams offers lurid accounts - drawn from the records of Chicago's Juvenile Protection Association - of young women ..." |
 | | Democracy and Social Ethics by Jane Addams Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-02710-9, ISBN: 0-252-02710-8 |
 | | The Long Road of Woman's Memory by Jane Addams, Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Charlene Siegfried Haddock Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07024-2, ISBN: 0-252-07024-0 "Wild rumors of a Devil Baby--a child who has miniature horns and a forked tail and appears in retribution for a husband's cruelty--at Hull-House brought a flood of curiosity-seekers to Jane Addams's door. To her surprise, many of the most adamant about seeing the Devil Baby were older, working-class, immigrant women. These women, usually rather withdrawn from the community, seemed to spring to life in response to this apocryphal story ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull-House With Autobiographical Notes (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) by Jane Addams, Victoria Bissell Brown Hardcover, 276 Pages, Published 1999 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-312-21817-1, ISBN: 0-312-21817-6 "Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edition reduces Addams's original text by about 35 percent, trimming illustrative detail to focus on the ideological underpinnings of the original work. The author sketches a brief biographical portrait of Addams, outlines the decisions and con ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull House(Updated) (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Jane Addams, Ruth Sidel, Norah Hamilton, Henry Steele Commager Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1998 by Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-118099-1, ISBN: 0-14-118099-4 "While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. Their pale faces were dominated by that most unlovely of human expressions, the cunning and shrewdness of the bargain-hunter who starves if he cannot make a successful trade, and yet the final impression was not of ragged, tawdry clothing nor of pin ..." |
 | | The Spirit of Youth and City Streets(Reprint) (Illini Book) by Jane Addams, Allen Freeman Davis, Allen F. Davis Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1989 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-00275-5, ISBN: 0-252-00275-X "We may either smother the divine fire in youth or we may feed it, Jane Addams writes. Suffused with Addams's abiding compassion, tempered with her pragmatism and humor, and shot through with anecdotes of her own experiences with young people, The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets is a level-headed assessment of the challenges facing urban youth and the most effective ways to meet them. When this book was first published in 1909, Adda ..." |
 | | Twenty Years at Hull - House by Jane Addams Paperback, Published 1961 by Signet Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-451-51079-2, ISBN: 0-451-51079-8 |
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