An inspiring picture book biography of Jane Addams, the groundbreaking
social activist who went from the FBI's Most Dangerous Woman in America
to Nobel Peace Prize winner.
From the time she was a child, Jane Addams's heart ached for others--for
those who were sad, hungry, and hopeless. When she grew up, Jane created
Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago where she worked eighteen
hours a day, providing whatever her immigrant neighbors needed: English
lessons, childcare, steady work--as well as friendship, dignity, and
hope. Then World War I broke out. Jane had helped people from different
countries live in peace at Hull House, but what could she do to stop a
war?
Suzanne Slade's powerful free verse and Alice Ratterree's stunning,
period-perfect illustrations bring a remarkable woman to life.