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Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
43 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
ix, 132 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Relates the life story of Molly Brown, who rose from humble beginnings to great wealth through the Colorado Gold Rush, survived the sinking of the Titanic, and was active in social reform.
10) Jane Addams
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
12) Jane Addams
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
A biography of the social activist known for founding Hull House in Chicago and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A dual biography of the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the friendship that they formed. Together they challenged entrenched beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women and spearheaded the fight to gain legal rights, including the right to vote, despite fierce opposition, daunting conditions, scandalous entanglements, and betrayal by their friends and allies.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Activist Belva Lockwood never stopped asking herself the question Are women not worth the same as men? She had big dreams and didn't let anyone stand in her way--not her father, her law school, or even the U.S. Supreme Court. She fought for equality for women in the classroom, in the courtroom, and in politics.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to create a place where people could find food, work, and community. In 1889, she chose a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into Hull House--a settlement home--soon adding a playground, kindergarten, and a public bath, By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more that nine thousand people visited Hull House...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, one moment changes a person's life. And that person goes on to change other lives. That's what happened to Frances Perkins. After she witnessed the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Waist Company, in which one hundred and forty-six people died, she devoted her life to improving conditions for workers. Frances became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources--many of them previously unpublished--Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork...
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