Jane Addams and the Potential of Women: Her Growth as a Social Reformer April 1, 2008

Sponsored in collaboration with the American Association of University Women
Louise W. Knight, author of Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy,
will trace how Addams' early struggles with failure during an era of limited opportunities for women shaped her ideas about women's potential and her social reform activism. Book sales and signing follow the program. Please register.

Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

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