itssaltwater's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I read this book as a fan of Jane Addams without much of an idea of what I hoped to gain from this book. Early on, I found the autobiography at the beginning of the book comforting to know that Jane Addams, one of the greatest social reformers, also like myself currently, went through a phase where she knew that she wanted to help others, but was unsure how. However, as I got deeper into the book I struggled. There are several parts where miscellaneous stories and political movements are pieced together that can be hard to follow. Moreover, some political figures and movements are alluded to with an expectation for the reader to have some background knowledge. Personally, my knowledge of history was often not sufficient to get by without researching for context which made this book laborious. Eventually, I gave up on gathering context and just tried to pick out meaning from within the stories when possible.
emily_1215's review against another edition
3.0
honestly this was kind of boring sometimes but Jane Addams is a baddie and i support her
qofdnz's review against another edition
3.0
There is no doubt Ms Addams was ahead of her time but this book was about as interesting to read as watching paint dry. A potentially fascinating retelling made dull.
caseydukes's review against another edition
1.0
I read this for a 6th grade project on notable American women. As memory serves, it was incredibly dull (no doubt because I was a kid when I read it). Jane Addams was quite a remarkable lady, but if wikipedia had existed back then, I surely would have done some research to find a more colorful character.
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