Showing Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy by Dennis Brindell Fradin

HardCover Pub Date: December 2006 Pages: 216 Publisher: Clarion Books of Most people know Jane Addams (1860-1935) as the force behind Hull House One of the first Settlement Houses in the United States She was also an Ardent suffragist and civil rights activist. co-founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union. But it was her work as a pacifist that put her in the international spotlight. Although many people labeled her unpatriotic for her pacifist activities. she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 and. at the time of her death. Jane Addams was one of the most respected and admired women in the world. In this well-researched and inspiring account. acclaimed husband-and-wife team. Dennis indell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin. draw upon hundreds of historical documents and archival photographs to create a ...