In entries such as Jane Addams and the Settlement House Movement,
Booker T. Washington and Black Self-Help, and Betty Friedan and the
National Organization for Women, this dictionary provides in-depth
examination of major American reformers and the movements they
defined. With coverage extending from the early republic to today,
the book considers abolitionism, women's rights, temperance, the
social gospel, birth control, pacifism, civil rights,
environmentalism, consumerism, and other controversial movements.
Each entry combines biography with historical analysis to show the
historical context and character of the movement and person.
Individually, the entries provide modern, interpretive treatments
of their subjects. Collectively, they reveal the direction and
dynamics of American reform over two centuries. Emphasizing social
reform over civic reform, the book gives special attention to
reformers and reforms that have significantly altered the social
order. Written by prominent scholars, the entries show the
importance of personality and historical context in reform
movements and the relationship between particular reforms and the
temperament of an age. With full-bodied biographies of the
reformers and their movements, a time-line on American reform,
up-to-date interpretations and bibliographies, and a wide range of
subjects, this book provides the most comprehensive and cogent view
of American reform and reformers anywhere. It also provides the
fullest treatment to date of post-World War II reform activity and
personalities.
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