Louise Knight: "Jane Addams: Spirit in Action" (W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.) (Rebroadcast)

Louise Knight: "Jane Addams: Spirit in Action" (W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.) (Rebroadcast)

The true legacy of social reformer, Jane Addams, is often overlooked today, but a century ago she was one of the nation's most radical progressives. A new biography of the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

The true legacy of social reformer, Jane Addams, is often overlooked today, but a century ago she was one of the nation's most radical progressives. A new biography of the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Guests

Louise Knight

writer and consultant. Author of "Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy."

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