
Length25h 3m
About this audiobook
Jane Addams (1860-1935), known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist, public philosopher, sociologist, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. In 1931 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States. Contents: Democracy and Social Ethics The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets A New Conscience and An Ancient Evil Why Women Should Vote Belated Industry Twenty Years at Hull-House
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length25 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prefatory Note
21Chapter I Earliest Impressions
2Chapter I Introduction
22Chapter II Influence of Lincoln
3Chapter II Charitable Effort
23Chapter III Boarding-School Ideals
4Chapter III Filial Relations
24Chapter IV The Snare of Preparation
5Chapter IV Household Adjustment
25Chapter V First Days at Hull-House
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6Chapter V Industrial Amelioration
26Chapter VI Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements
7Chapter VI Educational Methods
27Chapter VII Some Early Undertakings at Hull-house
8Chapter VII Political Reform
28Chapter VII Problems of Poverty
9Chapter I Youth in the City
29Chapter IX A Decade of Economic Discussion
10Chapter II The Wrecked Foundations of Domesticity
30Chapter X Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois
11Chapter III The Quest for Adventure
31Chapter XI Immigrants and Their Children
12Chapter IV The House of Dreams
32Chapter XII Tolstoyism
13Chapter V The Spirit of Youth and Industry
33Chapter XIII Public Activities and Investigations
14Chapter VI The Thirst for Righteousness
34Chapter XIV Civic Cooperation
15Chapter I An Analogy
35Chapter XV The Value of Social Clubs
16Chapter II Recent Legal Enactments
36Chapter XVI Arts at Hull-House
17Chapter III Amelioration of Economic Conditions
37Chapter XVII Echoes of the Russian Revolution
18Chapter IV Moral Education and Legal Protection of Children
38Chapter XVIII Socialized Education
19Chapter V Philanthropic Rescue and Prevention
39Why Women Should Vote
20Chapter VI Increased Social Control
40Belated Industry