A sister's memories : the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott / ed. by John Sorensen

Englisch

Chicago [u.a.] : Univ. of Chicago Press, 2015

376 S. : Ill. ; 24cm

0-226-20958-X, 978-0-226-20958-6*hardcover : alk. paper

0-226-20961-X, 978-0-226-20961-6*pbk. : alk. paper

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-226-20975-3

A prairie childhood. Children of the Western Plains ; Some family traditions: abolition and the Civil War ; Democracy on the High Plains ; Our prairie home ; The rights of the Indian ; The rights of women ; Father's law office ; A home of law and politics ; The children's day ; Books in the prairie days ; Grace and the rights of children ; The treeless plains ; The end of the beginningThe Hull House years. Life at Hull House ; Protecting immigrant arrivals ; The lost immigrant girls ; The children of immigrants ; Protecting workers: immigrants and women ; A fair deal: banks and courts ; The "new immigration" ; Immigration at the source ; The Massachusetts Immigration Commission ; A pacifist in the first World War ; Julius Rosenwald ; Votes for women ; The Children's Bureau ; The first child labor law ; The tragedy of "Hammer V. Dagenhart" ; Children and the war ; Back to Chicago ; The crusade for children ; The new chief ; The first year ; The maternity bill: a matter of life and death ; The Supreme Court and the radio ; The children's amendment ; Madame President ; The battle continues ; Publications and politics ; Geneva ; Extending the act ; 1929 ; Grace Abbott for the cabinet ; The White House conference ; Conversion by exigency ; First essentials -- The undying fire. The undying fire: a sister's memories.

*Abbott, Grace *1878-1939* ; Geschwisterbeziehung ; Biografie

*Abbott, Grace *1878-1939* / USA / Sozialreform / Frauenbewegung / Biografie

*Abbott, Grace -- 1878-1939 ; Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography ; Feminists -- United States -- Biography ; Social legislation -- United States -- History ; Public welfare -- United States -- History

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: HQ1413.A33

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: [23] 305.42092

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