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

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