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The house that Jane built : a story about Jane Addams

by Stone, Tanya Lee,

Format: Print Book 2015
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Summary

This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.

Ever since she was a little girl, Jane Addams hoped to help people in need. She wanted to live right in the middle of the roughest, poorest communities and create a place where people could go to find food, work, and help. In 1889, she bought a house in a run-down Chicago neighborhood and turned it into a settlement home, adding on playgrounds, kindergartens, and a public bath. By 1907, Hull House included thirteen buildings. And by the early 1920s, more than 9,000 people visited Jane'shome each week. An inspiration to all, Jane Addams continues to be a role model to girls and women of all ages.

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Publisher's Weekly Review: "Vowing from an early age to improve the lives of the impoverished, Addams established a settlement home, Hull House, in Chicago in 1889, creating a community refuge. The desperation of the poor is evident in their anguished grimaces as they vie for spoiled food, while children's joy as they play in Chicago's first playground (thanks to Addams) is just as clear. In a moving portrayal of empathy and innovation in action, Stone and Brown convey both the significance of Addams's contributions ("Today, every community center in America, in large part, has Jane Addams to thank"), as well as the physical transformations of those she helped. Ages 6-9. Author's agent: Rosemary Stimola, Stimola Literary Studio. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects Addams, Jane, -- 1860-1935 -- Juvenile literature.
Addams, Jane, -- 1860-1935.
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) -- Juvenile literature.
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
Women social workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.)
Biographies.
Publisher New York :2015
Edition First edition.
Contributors Brown, Kathryn, 1955- illustrator.
Language English
Notes "Christy Ottaviano books."
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 9780805090499
0805090495
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