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The Resource A sister's memories : the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott, edited by John Sorensen

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

Work
Publication
Extent
376 pages
Contents
  • 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 beginning
  • The 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 Commission on Immigration ; 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
  • Appendix. The undying fire
Isbn
9780226209616
Instance
Label
A sister's memories : the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott
Title
A sister's memories
Title remainder
the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott
Statement of responsibility
edited by John Sorensen
Title variation
Life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott
Creator
Contributor
Author
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
ICU/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1876-1957
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Abbott, Edith
Dewey number
305.42092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
no index present
LC call number
HQ1413.A33
LC item number
A23 2015
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1958-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Sorensen, John
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Abbott, Grace
  • Abbott, Edith
  • Women social reformers
  • Feminists
  • Social reformers
  • Social workers
  • Social legislation
  • Public welfare
Label
A sister's memories : the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott, edited by John Sorensen
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
31223116649691
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 beginning -- The 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 Commission on Immigration ; 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 -- Appendix. The undying fire
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
376 pages
Isbn
9780226209616
Lccn
2014040791
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portraits
System control number
  • 893721586
  • (OCoLC)893721586
Label
A sister's memories : the life and work of Grace Abbott from the writings of her sister, Edith Abbott, edited by John Sorensen
Publication
Bar code
31223116649691
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 beginning -- The 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 Commission on Immigration ; 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 -- Appendix. The undying fire
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
376 pages
Isbn
9780226209616
Lccn
2014040791
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portraits
System control number
  • 893721586
  • (OCoLC)893721586

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