In the following excerpt, Herman explores the path by which Addams moved from philanthropic works to pacifism.

In the following introduction to her book on Addams's influence on education, Lagemann offers a review of Addams's own education and growth as a thinker.

In the following excerpt, Stroup presents Addams as a pioneer in developing the framework of social welfare in America.

In the following excerpt, DeKoven draws parallels between the lives and of Addams and Gertrude Stein.

In the following essay, which was first presented at a conference of the Norwegian Nobel Institute in 1992, Alonso compares and contrasts the career of Addams with that of another radical pacifist and Nobel laureate, Emily Greene Balch.

In the following excerpt, Abbott compares and contrasts Addams's autobiography with that of a feminist writer and contemporary, Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

In the following essay, Phillips identifies Addams's intellectual forebears, a group that ranges from Abraham Lincoln to Auguste Comte.

In the following essay, Hurt examines Twenty Years at Hull-House as a work of literary self-examination.

In the following essay, Sawaya compares the nonfiction portrayal of a household in Twenty Years at Hull-House with a fictional one in the work of Sarah Orne Jewett

In the following essay, Knight presents Addams's views on charity, both as a member of a wealthy family and as a humanitarian seeking to raise funds.

In the following essay, Schott contrasts the pacifism of William James with the much more radical anti-war views of Addams.

In the following essay, which was originally presented as the first William I. Hull Lecture at Swarthmore College on 16 October 1960, Curti discusses Addams's views on the self and the place of the individual in society.

In the following essay, Davis introduces a new edition of The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets with a brief recap of Addams's biography, as well as details of the book's history.

In the following essay, Hecht reviews the history of the Hull-House Theatre, including political clashes over its administration.

In the following excerpt, Elshtain offers a critique of Addams's career from a feminist standpoint outside the traditional left-wing framework.

In the following essay, Lehmkuhl treats Addams's two Hull House books as historical narratives and examines them in the context of Charles A. Beard's "new history."

In the following essay, Dewey comments on the timely reissue of Peace and Bread at the end of World War II.

In the following review, the critic considers Twenty Years at Hull-House primarily from the standpoint of the biographical information it offers on Addams.

In the following review of Twenty Years at Hull-House, Hall concentrates on the role models who instilled in Addams a spirit of selflessness.

In the following essay, Arbuthnot reviews Democracy and Social Ethics with a focus on its economic and political insights.

The following essay appraises Twenty Years at Hull-House as not just a personal account of one life, but of a time and place.