num_pages: 352
description: In this eagerly anticipated interpretation of the life and work of quintessential "public intellectual" Jane Addams (1860-1935), Jean Bethke Elshtain explores Addams's legacy thematically and chronologically, recounting her embrace of "social feminism," her challenge to the usual cleavage between "conservative" and "liberal," and the growth of Chicago's famed Hull House into a thriving cultural and intellectual center. Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most extraordinary figures in American history.
language: English
title: Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy
titlecomplete: Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy
genres: Sociology, History, Womens, Social Justice, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Biography
publisher: Basic Books