Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. A Childhood That Was Rarely Happy 7
7. 3. ‘‘An Eager, Fearless Mind’’ 16
8. 4. ‘‘What Shall We Do with Our Girls?’’ 27
9. 5. ‘‘Very Unusual Privileges’’ 38
10. 6. ‘‘The Great Milepost and Turning Point’’ 53
11. 7. The Speaker of the House of Representatives 69
12. 8. ‘‘To I. L. B.’’ 94
13. 9. Self-Realization and Service 112
14. 10. Ward 17 133
15. 11. Substitutes for the Saloon, Schools, and Suffrage 154
16. 12. Private Funds for Public Purposes 181
17. 13. ‘‘My Beloved Centres’’ 204
18. 14. The Functions, Financing, and Control of Community Centers: Issues for the National Movement 235
19. 15. The War Years 253
20. 16. The New State 265
21. 17. Not Neighborhood Groups but an Integrative Group Process 304
22. 18. ‘‘Too Good a Joke for the World’’ 329
23. 19. Creative Experience 360
24. 20. Professional Transition, Personal Tragedy 389
25. 21. ‘‘You Have Been Extraordinarily Helpful to Executives’’ 415
26. 22. ‘‘I am Almost at the Same Moment Happy and Unhappy’’ 454
27. 23. ‘‘Prepared to Go or Stay with Equal Graciousness’’ 479
28. 24. Afterword 491
29. Abbreviations 494
30. Notes 497
31. Bibliography 583
32. Index 605