Jane Addams (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Cornelia Lynde Meigs
- First Published: 1970
- Time of Work: 1860–1935
- Setting: Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Jane Addams, John Altgeld, Florence Kelley, Julia Lathrop, Frances Perkins, Grace Meigs
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Social action, Social reform, Social work, Chicago, Poverty or poor people, Biography, Philanthropy or philanthropists
- Locales: New York, Chicago, IL, Washington, D.C.
Form and Content
In Jane Addams: Pioneer for Social Justice, Cornelia Meigs creates a biography and a social history of the United States. The book documents the life of Addams, interwoven with the political and social changes of her time. Her founding of Hull-House was the catalyst for many changes in the lives of the poor in Chicago. Meigs introduces the women surrounding Addams and chronicles their achievements in order to create a historical narrative of the labor movement in the United States. The first two chapters relate Addams’ childhood and education. The...
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