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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 Cloth and boards - 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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New York: Scribner / A Lisa Drew Book, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. B&W Contemporary Photos. Tall 8vo, reddish brown quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over off-white boardsIndex, illustrated with several in-text B&W photos and 8 pages of glossy B&W period photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped: $26.00) with faint photo of young Jane, 318 pages. Gioia Diliberto (born 1950) has written biographies of Jane Addams, Hadley Hemingway, Diane von Furstenberg, and Brenda Frazier, as well as the critically acclaimed novels I Am Madame X and The Collection. <br /> <br /> LIKE NEW CONDITION in all respects! No previous owner or remainder marks.
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  • Title A USEFUL WOMAN; The Early Life of Jane Addams
  • Author Diliberto, Gioia
  • Illustrator B&W Contemporary Photos
  • Binding Cloth and boards
  • Edition First Edition, First Printing
  • Condition New
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner / A Lisa Drew Book, New York
  • Date 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9452
  • 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.

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