Sophonisba Breckinridge: championing women's activism in modern America

Introduction: "A Woman's Work" and "The Work of the World"

Becoming a Breckinridge: A Kentucky Childhood

Preparation for citizenship: An "All-Around Girl" at Wellesley College

Striving for the Ideal: Female Achievement and the Family Claim

Academic Activism: Social Science and Social Reform in Progressive-Era Chicago

The "Other" Chicago School: The School of Social Service Administration

Defining Equality: Fairness and Feminism

Women Against War: An International Movement for Peace and Justice

The Potential and Pitfalls of Pan-American Feminism

Toward a National Minimum: Women Building the Welfare State

"A & B": A Productive Partnership

Epilogue: Passionate Patience.