Information on the Pullman Strike from the Illinois Labor History Society.Īn excerpt from Citizen Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy Louise W. The result is a major triumph that should be of interest not only to historians but also to members of the general public that Jane Addams herself so effectively engaged politically and intellectually.”-Robert Johnston, author of The Radical Middle Class While building on the impressive recent outpouring of scholarship on Addams, Louise Knight offers original and persuasive interpretations at every turn. Citizen is a splendid biography that is both deeply loving and, when necessary, suitably critical. “This superb biography opens up whole new vistas in our exploration of Jane Addams, the Progressive Era, and,-indeed-, all of modern American democracy.

Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington More than any other book to date, Citizen explains how she achieved that status and why her story continues to resonate for those women and men who still believe that democracy is more than an illusion.”-Joseph J. “Jane Addams was the most prominent woman leader in America during the first third of the twentieth century. By focusing on the first half of her life, Citizen gives us just what we need to realize that our struggle for cooperative justice and democracy has both precedent and hope.”-Gloria Steinem

Whether the problem was hostility toward the female half of the world or sweat shops, class and race divisions or a love of war, Jane Addams took them all on-with enough success to become the first female American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. “For anyone feeling confused or despairing about the world’s dangers and divisions, Louise Knight has arrived in the nick of time with a biography of Jane Addams.

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