Review: Jane Addams Pioneer of Social Justice by Cornelia Meigs

Title: Jane Addams Pioneer of Social Justice
Author: Cornelia Meigs
Publisher: Little Brown
Publication Date: 1970
Edition: (Hardcover (274 pages
Genres:

• Nonfiction
• Biography
• History
• Social Justice

Literary Awards:

• Jane Addams Children's Book Award (1971)

Jane Addams: Pioneer of Social Justice by Cornelia Meigs

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Jane Addams grew up with material comforts, yet she knew other children were often not as fortunate. She decided, as a young girl, she wanted to help those less fortunate than herself. After completing her education, she traveled to Chicago and started a settlement house--Hull House--in a poverty stricken area. She spent her life working for better living and working conditions for men, women and children, from the 1880s to the 1930s.

I first read this book in junior high school, and it has stayed with me all these years, continuing to ignite my passion for human rights and social justice. It was lovely to be able to read it again.