Jane Addams: A Writer's Life
- ISBN-10
- 0252029232
- ISBN-13
- 9780252029233
- Series
- Jane Addams
- Category
- Women social reformers
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Katherine Joslin
Description
Jane Addams is best known for her groundbreaking social reforming and her work at Hull House. This book takes an expansive look at her creative writing and other areas of her life.
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