Character Is Destiny: The Autobiography of Alice Salomon
by Andrew Lees
An autobiography by the famous Alice Salomon—the German Jane Addams
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Overview
An autobiography by the famous Alice Salomon—the German Jane Addams
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780472113675
- Publisher:
- University of Michigan Press
- Publication date:
- 01/20/2004
- Series:
- Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series
- Pages:
- 280
- Product dimensions:
- 6.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Table of Contents
| Preface and Acknowledgments | ix | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1. | A Child with a Garden, 1872-1889 | 11 |
| 2. | Apprenticeship, 1893-1899 | 24 |
| 3. | Widening Horizon | 37 |
| 4. | London-Berlin | 48 |
| 5. | The Aberdeens, Scotland, Ireland, 1904-1908 | 61 |
| 6. | Two Jobs for Life, I: The School for Social Work, 1907-1913 | 68 |
| 7. | Two Jobs for Life, II: Officer of the International Council; Canada and First Glimpse of U.S.A. | 81 |
| 8. | Brief Harvest before the Storm | 89 |
| 9. | "The Evidence of Things Not Seen," 1914 | 101 |
| 10. | Patriotism Is Not Enough, 1914-1916 | 105 |
| 11. | In the War Office, 1917-1919 | 112 |
| 12. | Fourteen Years of Democracy, I: Years of Chaos, 1919-1924 | 121 |
| 13. | Fourteen Years of Democracy, II: My Foreign Affairs, 1920-1933 | 133 |
| 14. | Fourteen Years of Democracy, III: Social Reconstruction, 1924-1929 | 150 |
| 15. | Fourteen Years of Democracy, IV: Then Came the Collapse | 159 |
| 16. | The Golden Ring of Friendship | 165 |
| 17. | The Stream of Lava | 173 |
| 18. | The Mystery of Individual Adjustments | 181 |
| 19. | A Spy Stands behind You | 188 |
| 20. | Exit Modern Woman | 191 |
| 21. | The Strong and the Weak | 201 |
| 22. | God and Caesar | 209 |
| 23. | The Pastors ... Martin Niemoller | 214 |
| 24. | New Lease on Life | 220 |
| Appendix A. | The Significance of the Women's Movement for Social Life | 231 |
| Appendix B. | The Revolution of the Mother | 239 |
| Appendix C. | Preface to an Early Version of Salomon's Autobiography | 247 |
| Notes | 249 |
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