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I Came a Stranger: The Story of a Hull-House Girl
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Hilda Satt Polachek
ISBN13: 9780252062186 ISBN10: 0252062183 Condition: All Product Details
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Here, in charming and colorful prose, she recounts her introduction to American life and the Hull-House community, her friendship with Jane Addams, her marriage, her support of civil rights, woman suffrage, and the Women's International league for Peace and Freedom, and her experiences as a writer for the WPA.
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ISBN: 9780252062186 Editor: Epstein, Dena J. Polacheck Introduction: Weiner, Lynn Y. Introduction by: Weiner, Lynn Y. Introduction: Weiner, Lynn Y. Author: Polacheck, Hilda Author: Polachek, Hilda Satt Author: Epstein, Dena J. Polacheck Publisher: University of Illinois Press Location: Urbana : Subject: General Subject: Women Subject: History Subject: United States - General Subject: Minority Studies Subject: Jews Subject: Chicago Subject: Women social reformers Subject: Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography. Subject: General Biography Subject: Biography - General Edition Number: Illini books ed. Edition Description: Paperback Series: Women in American History Publication Date: 19910331 Binding: TRADE PAPER Language: English Illustrations: Yes Pages: 288 Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 in
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I Came a Stranger: The Story of a Hull-House Girl
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