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A Useful Woman : The Early Life of Jane Addams
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A Useful Woman : The Early Life of Jane Addams Hardcover - 1999

by Diliberto, Gioia

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The first biography in 26 years of Jane Addams--founder of the Hull House settlement and winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize--written with access to hundreds of new family documents. of photos.

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Scribner. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title A Useful Woman : The Early Life of Jane Addams
  • Author Diliberto, Gioia
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner, New York
  • Date 1999-07-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 7505823-6
  • ISBN 9780684853659 / 0684853655
  • Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.58 x 6.45 x 1.09 in (24.33 x 16.38 x 2.77 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
    • Cultural Region: Heartland
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Women social reformers - United States -, Hull House (Chicago, Ill.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98031853
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/15/1999, Page 1752
  • Ingram Advance, 07/01/1999, Page 16
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/1999, Page 851
  • Library Journal, 07/01/1999, Page 104
  • New York Times, 09/26/1999, Page 24
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/17/1999, Page 61

About the author

Gioia Diliberto has written biographies of Jane Addams, Hadley Hemingway, and Brenda Frazier, as well as the critically acclaimed novels I Am Madame X and The Collection. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.