Jane Addams - Champion of Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Judith Bloom Fradin  collaborated with her husband, Dennis Brindell Fradin, on several award-winning books for young readers, including  Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement  and  Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration . She lives in Evanston, Illinois. Klappentext In this well-researched and inspiring account! an acclaimed husband-and-wife team draws upon hundreds of historical documents and archival photographs to create a revealing portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning social worker and peace activist. Zusammenfassung 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account, acclaimed husband-and-wife team, Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin, draw upon hundreds of historical documents and archival photographs to create a revealing portrait of the woman whose very way of life made her an American icon.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis B./ Fradin Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2006
• EAN: 9780618504367
• ISBN: 978-0-618-50436-7
• No. of pages: 213
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Political, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Photography, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Violence