The house that Jane built : a story about Jane Addams / Tanya Lee Stone ; illustrated by Kathryn Brown.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2015]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0805090495 (hardcover)
- 9780805090499 (hardcover)
- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 -- Juvenile literature
- Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) -- Juvenile literature
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women social workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Addams, J. S881 | Available | 33111008017135 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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's home 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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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 than nine thousand people visited Hull House each week. The dreams of a smart, caring girl had become a reality. And the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were transformed when they stepped into the house that Jane Addams built.