Monroe Free Library

Jane Addams-born in an affluent family, became a pioneering social worker, revolutionizing much of America's attitude towards the poor. An active social worker for most of her life, Addams campaigned tirelessly for peace, reform of child-labor laws, women's rights and for the protection of civil liberties. Addams's concern for the poor made her one of the best known and most loved women in America. Today she is recognized as one of the most courageous...

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.