The Greatest Works of Jane Addams

The Greatest Works of Jane Addams

A Pioneer of Social Work on Democracy, Youth, Feminism, and Suffrage - From Hull-House to the Nobel Peace PrizeBy Jane Addams
Michael Caine
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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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GenrePolitics and Government, Psychology
Length24 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 13, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Greatest Works of Jane Addams
2Democracy and Social Ethics
3Prefatory Note
4Chapter I Introduction
5Chapter II Charitable Effort
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6Chapter III Filial Relations
7Chapter IV Household Adjustment
8Chapter V Industrial Amelioration
9Chapter VI Educational Methods
10Chapter VII Political Reform
11The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
12Chapter I Youth in the City
13Chapter II The Wrecked Foundations of Domesticity
14Chapter III The Quest for Adventure
15Chapter IV The House of Dreams
16Chapter V The Spirit of Youth and Industry
17Chapter VI The Thirst for Righteousness
18A New Conscience and An Ancient Evil
19Chapter I An Analogy
20Chapter II Recent Legal Enactments
21Chapter III Amelioration of Economic Conditions
22Chapter IV Moral Education and Legal Protection of Children
23Chapter V Philanthropic Rescue and Prevention
24Chapter VI Increased Social Control
25Chapter I Earliest Impressions
26Chapter II Influence of Lincoln
27Chapter III Boarding-School Ideals
28Chapter IV The Snare of Preparation
29Chapter V First Days at Hull-House
30Chapter VI Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements
31Chapter VII Some Early Undertakings at Hull-house
32Chapter VII Problems of Poverty
33Chapter IX A Decade of Economic Discussion
34Chapter X Pioneer Labor Legislation in Illinois
35Chapter XI Immigrants and Their Children
36Chapter XII Tolstoyism
37Chapter XIII Public Activities and Investigations
38Chapter XIV Civic Cooperation
39Chapter XV The Value of Social Clubs
40Chapter XVI Arts at Hull-House
41Chapter XVII Echoes of the Russian Revolution
42Chapter XVIII Socialized Education
43Why Women Should Vote
44Belated Industry

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