Project Gutenberg 2022-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 172 Addams, Jane 1860 1935 Addams, Laura Jane 16022671 The long road of woman's memory $aUnited States :$bThe Macmillan Company,$c1916. Women's memories: transmuting the past, as illustrated by the story of the Devil baby -- Women's memories: reacting on life, as illustrated by the story of the Devil baby -- Women's memories: disturbing conventions -- Women's memories: integrating industry -- Women's memories: challenging war -- A personal experience in interpretative memory. Fay Dunn and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Long Road of Woman’s Memory" by Jane Addams is a sociological study written in the early 20th century. The work explores the complexities of women's memories and their roles in society, particularly how personal reminiscences shape not only individual identities but also social conventions and communal experiences. Central to the book is the theme of how women's stories, often rooted in hardship and resilience, illuminate broader social truths and can challenge established norms. The opening of the book introduces the concept of memory as a transformative force, particularly in the lives of elderly women. Addams reflects on her experiences at Hull-House, where the story of a mythical "Devil Baby" attracts numerous visitors, predominantly older women, who share their reminiscences and life stories in response. These conversations reveal their struggles, sorrows, and the way memory enables them to reinterpret their pasts. The narrative suggests that through collective storytelling, these women not only find voice but also challenge social conventions, demonstrating how the act of remembering serves both personal healing and societal critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/longroadwomansme00adda 20220818133824addams 1916 US Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Women -- Social conditions Women -- History Women -- Psychology HQ Text Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Old Age & the Elderly 236277 2025-06-27T10:16:37.653713 text/html 212310 2024-10-19T01:37:07 text/html 322485 2025-06-27T10:16:42.642645 application/epub+zip 319677 2025-06-27T10:16:39.221622 application/epub+zip 228148 2025-06-27T10:16:38.242625 application/epub+zip 802050 2025-06-27T10:16:45.234582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777868 2025-06-27T10:16:42.034653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213437 2025-06-27T10:16:37.389685 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193460 2024-10-19T01:37:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16902 2025-06-27T10:16:45.368605 application/rdf+xml 12833 2025-06-27T10:16:38.554672 image/jpeg 1826 2025-06-27T10:16:38.396687 image/jpeg 722547 2025-06-27T10:16:37.681771 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia