Jane Addams and Her Vision of America

Sandra OpdyckeSandra Opdycke is the associate director of the Institute for Innovation in Social Policy at Vassar College. A student of Mark Carnes, she received her Ph.D. from Columbia in 1995 and has lectured and written extensively on urban history, women's history and public health, including No One Was Turned Away: The Role of Public Hospitals in New York City Since 1900 (Oxford, 1999) and The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America (Routledge, 2000). She has also contributed 70 essays to American National Biography (Oxford, 1999), which was edited by authors John A. Garraty and Mark Carnes.

The organization of the book allows it to be assigned in parts or as a whole. This is perfect for an undergraduate course ... Opdycke's demonstration of Addams personal transformation and focus beyond local reform activities provides a better understanding of the importance of progressive ideals to modern America ... I was truly impressed with Opdycke's ability to make this more than just a traditional biography that explains Addams life and activities. -Charissa Threat, Northeastern University ...perfect for a survey course because the author uses Addams and her experiences to illuminate the major political, social, and economic trends and events that defined the decades between 1880 and 1920. The book utilizes Addams and her story as a window to the American story. -Carl Bon Tempo, SUNY-University at Albany

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Inventing a Life of ServiceCHAPTER 1 FINDING THE PATHCHAPTER 2 REACHING OUT TO THE NEIGHBORSCHAPTER 3 PUTTING DEMOCRACY INTO PRACTICECHAPTER 4 CHOOSING COLLABORATIONPart II: Working for ReformCHAPTER 5 FOCUSING ON WOMENCHAPTER 6 NOURISHING THE SPIRIT OF YOUNG PEOPLECHAPTER 7 SPEAKING UP FOR LABORCHAPTER 8 TAKING PROGRESSIVISM TO THE NATIONPart III: Broader HorizonsCHAPTER 9 TRYING TO STOP A WARCHAPTER 10 SEARCHING FOR HOPE IN THE 1920SCHAPTER 11 LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACKWARDCHAPTER 12 LEAVING A LEGACYDiscussion QuestionsA Note on the SourcesIndex