Filling a void in Jane Addams scholarship, this first volume of The
Selected Papers of Jane Addams collects extant documents from the
formative years of this major American historical figure,
intellectual, social activist, and author. Documenting the early
development of Addams's social principles, the documents reveal the
leadership skills that led her into a life of public commitment.
For all her public compassion and visibility as an outspoken
pacifist, Progressive reformer, and founder of Hull-House, Addams
was an intensely private person who revealed her personal side only
to family and close friends. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other
writings from her childhood in Cedarville, Illinois, and her
education at the Rockford Female Seminary, this volume provides
heretofore unavailable insight into her developing ideas,
educational experiences, and personal relationships.
More than just biographical records, The Selected Papers of Jane
Addams defines the era in which Addams lived. Unique yet
representative of the spiritual ideals and political sensibilities
of post-Civil War women and society, Addams's lesser-known,
personal writings are necessary reading for scholars and
historians. The volume explores important themes, including the
migration of families westward, the first generation of college
women, and the religious and domestic lives of nineteenth-century
Americans. The editors' rich annotation of individuals and events
featured in the documents and biographical profiles represent a
trove of primary research and place the documents in historical
context.
The correspondence, diary entries, poetry, speeches, debates,
school essays, and other published and unpublishedwritings included
in this volume were culled from repositories across the country.
Documents were selected from key special collections housed at
private colleges and major public universities in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and other states. Material
was also drawn from historical societies, archives, public
libraries, and the personal holdings of individual donors and
collectors. Volume I of the printed edition focuses on the years
1860 through 1881, from Addams's birth through her seminary
education. Subsequent volumes will address later periods in her
life.
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