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100 1 _aJabour, Anya,
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245 1 0 _aSophonisba Breckinridge :
_bchampioning women's activism in modern America /
_cAnya Jabour.
260 _aUrbana :
_bUniversity of Illinois,
_c(c)2019.
300 _a1 online resource (xv, 382 pages).
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490 1 _aWomen, gender, and sexuality in American history
520 0 _a"Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948) was an activist, social reformer, and educator who spent most of her life in Chicago whose life and work extended from the Civil War to the Cold War. Though a contemporary and partner to Jane Addams, this will be the first comprehensive biography of Sophie Breckinridge. While nationally and internationally renowned during her lifetime, Breckinridge has only received brief entries in the histories of women activism and social history. In this project, Anya Jabor examines Breckinridge's entire life and work, which includes involvement in nearly every type of reform of the Progressive and New Deal eras, from legal aid for immigrants, civil rights for blacks, labor legislation for workers, and juvenile courts for youth. With an M.A. in political science and a PhD in political economy, Breckinridge was a champion of women's education and helped to professionalize social work, thereby creating new career opportunities for educated women. She also advocated for safe working conditions, minimum wage, and full citizenship rights for women and established the School of Social Service Administration--a feminist "think tank" that addressed all of these issues and made women key players in policymaking. Internationally, her work had an immense influence on the formation of the League of Nations and the United Nations. She cofounded the U.S. chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and was the first woman to represent the U.S. at an international diplomatic conference. Jabour eloquently presents the rich life and works of a figure whose impact spanned decades and expands the definition of women's activism in modern America and offers fresh insights into the development and legacy of feminism"--
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505 0 0 _aIntroduction: "a woman's work" and "the work of the world" --
_tBecoming a Breckinridge: a Kentucky childhood --
_tPreparation for citizenship: an "all-around girl" at Wellesley College --
_tStriving for the ideal: female achievement and the family claim --
_tAcademic activism: social science and social reform in progressive-era Chicago --
_tThe other "Chicago school": the School of Social Service Administration --
_tDefining equality: fairness and feminism --
_tWomen against war: an international movement for peace and justice --
_tThe potential and pitfalls of Pan-American feminism --
_tToward a national minimum: women building the welfare state --
_t"A & B": a productive partnership --
_tEpilogue: passionate patience.
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600 1 0 _aBreckinridge, Sophonisba P.
_q(Sophonisba Preston),
_d1866-1948.
650 0 _aFeminists
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650 0 _aFeminism
_zUnited States
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_y19th century.
650 0 _aFeminism
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWomen social workers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aWomen social reformers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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