Lot 2

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ADDAMS, Jane (1860-1935). Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes. NY, 1910. FIRST EDITION. [With:] ADDAMS. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil. NY, 1912. FIRST EDITION, WITH A CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF ADDAMS LAID IN.

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ADDAMS, Jane (1860-1935). Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes. New York: Macmillan Company, 1910.

8vo. Photographic frontispiece, numerous full-page and in-text illustrations by Norah Hamilton. Original maroon cloth gilt, pictorial label of Hull House on upper cover. Provenance: Louisa F. Parkhurst (gift inscription, 1911, on front free endpaper); M. B. Lorshman? (signature on front free endpaper).

FIRST EDITION. Jane Addams, co-founder of both Hull House and the American Civil Liberties Union, was one of the most prominent reformers and social activists of the Progressive Era, and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States. In 1931, she was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

[With:] ADDAMS. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. 8vo. Original blue cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, WITH A CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF ADDAMS LAID IN. Originally published as a series of articles in McClure's Magazine, Addams' work looks at the issue of prostitution, particularly how it affects young girls.

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