{"product_id":"jane-addams-a-writers-life-9780252076343","title":"Jane Addams a Writers Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the literary woman behind the public figure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with wonderful surprises. . . . Addams emerges from this study as a woman intent upon sharing her moral vision and the world she knew with her readers.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Illinois State Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Joslin was scrupulous in her archival research, and her prose is lively and eminently readable. . . . Highly Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The task of Katherine Joslin's \u003ci\u003eJane Addams: A Writer's Life\u003c\/i\u003e is to reclaim the private woman long neglected by biographies that extol the public icon and to reposition Addams as a writer among literary figures. She does both admirably.\"--Grace Farrell, \u003ci\u003eLegacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Katherine Joslin's \u003ci\u003eJane Addams, A Writer's Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendidly researched and masterfully written study of what is arguably the most extensive, wide-ranging, and enduring achievement of this remarkable woman, Addams's public and personal writing. Joslin's book enables us to appreciate how essential reading and writing were to Addams's understanding of life and, more importantly, how much the persuasive power of her ideas is inseparable from the eloquence of her literary expression. ‘The fact is, Madam,’ the philosopher William James wrote in admiration, ‘that you are not like the rest of us who seek the truth and try to express it. You inhabit reality; and when you open your mouth truth can't help being uttered.’ Joslin brilliantly reveals the reality Addams inhabited and the truths she uttered.”--Carl Smith, Northwestern University\u003cbr\u003e\"A breakthrough interdisciplinary study of the writings of Jane Addams, set in intense cultural and intellectual context. An extremely multidimensional and creative work, it deals seriously with the entire span of Addams's creative output, from childhood writings to final publications. There is simply no other book like this--I cannot over-emphasize its contribution.\"--Barbara Bair, The Jane Addams Papers Project, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\"Joslin combines meticulous research with an intimate knowledge of her subject matter for a commanding literary biography.\"--Sheila Teahan, Michigan State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Moral Imagination   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Three Journeys   19\u003cbr\u003e 2. Finding a Voice   58\u003cbr\u003e 3. Public and Private   102\u003cbr\u003e 4. Telling a War Story   149\u003cbr\u003e 5. Honest Reminiscence   202\u003cbr\u003e 6. Writing a Life   242\u003cbr\u003e Notes   263\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography   283\u003cbr\u003e Index   293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations follow page 17\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742220550487,"sku":"9780252076343","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076343.jpg?v=1758383620","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jane-addams-a-writers-life-9780252076343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}