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04796aam a2200529 i 4500 001 9E3E70001E3F11EAA58222FC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20191214010106 008 190214s2019 ilua b s001 0beng c 010 $a 2019005786 020 $a 0252084519 020 $a 9780252084515 020 $a 0252042670 020 $a 9780252042676 035 $a (OCoLC)1089259503 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SPI $d IAS $d OCL $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HV40.32.B73 $b J33 2019 100 1 $a Jabour, Anya, $e author. 245 10 $a Sophonisba Breckinridge : $b championing women's activism in modern America / $c Anya Jabour. 264 1 $a Urbana : $b University of Illinois Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 382 pages : $b illustrations $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Women, gender, and sexuality in American history 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $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." -- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction: "A Woman's Work" and "The Work of the World" -- Becoming a Breckinridge: A Kentucky Childhood -- Preparation for citizenship: An "All-Around Girl" at Wellesley College -- Striving for the Ideal: Female Achievement and the Family Claim -- Academic Activism: Social Science and Social Reform in Progressive-Era Chicago -- The Other "Chicago School": The School of Social Service Administration -- Defining Equality: Fairness and Feminism -- Women Against War: An International Movement for Peace and Justice -- The Potential and Pitfalls of Pan-American Feminism -- Toward a National Minimum: Women Building the Welfare State -- "A & B": A Productive Partnership -- Epilogue: Passionate Patience. 600 10 $a Breckinridge, Sophonisba P. $q (Sophonisba Preston), $d 1866-1948. 600 17 $a Breckinridge, Sophonisba P. $q (Sophonisba Preston), $d 1866-1948. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00014593 650 0 $a Feminists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Feminism $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Feminism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Women social workers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women social reformers $z United States $v Biography. 650 7 $a Feminism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922671 650 7 $a Feminists. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922831 650 7 $a Women social reformers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01178540 650 7 $a Women social workers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01178549 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1800-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Jabour, Anya. $t Sophonisba Breckinridge. $d [Urbana, Illinois] : University of Illinois, [2019] $z 9780252051524 $w (DLC) 2019009631 830 0 $a Women, gender, and sexuality in American history. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200318012704.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9E3E70001E3F11EAA58222FC96128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search