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Book Description: Macmillan Co., N. Y., 1926. Hard Cover. Book
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket. Very Good. Dark blue cloth cover
w/gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket is organge with blue stripes. Dust jacket has some loss of paper and tears, but is in very good condition. Price is marked at $2.50. Portrait of Bowen as a child has foxing that
has also migrated to the pages before & aft. Rest of book very
clean & tight. 226 pages.
Although she lived with
all the privileges of wealth, Louise DeKoven Bowen dedicated her life to social reform in Chicago. Her tireless efforts for the rights of women, children, and minorities made her one of the leading activists of her day.
Bowen's career as a
civic leader began in 1893 when Jane Addams asked her to join the Hull-House Woman's Club. In 1912, she established the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club (named for her late husband), a summer camp near Waukegan for underprivileged children
of the Hull-House neighborhood. After Addams died in 1935, Bowen became
the president of the Hull-House Association.
Bowen was one of a group
of women who convinced Cook County to establish a separate court system
for juveniles, and she served as president of the Juvenile Protective Association
for 35 years. During her tenure, the association lobbied the courts to eradicate
prostitution from the city and to clean up places where children gathered.
Bowen also advocated
suffrage for women, leading a march of five thousand women at the Republican
National Convention in Chicago in 1916. Her writings were instrumental in
helping women gain the vote. She lived at 1430 North Astor Street, and remained
active until her death at the age of 94.
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