"This book is a major achievement that brilliantly weaves history and historiography into a seamless narrative of Chicago women's political activism from the Great Fire of 1871 to the New Deal. Reevaluating the ways in which we understand the roles of women in public life, it poses a provocative challenge to the field of American social history. It may become one of those pivotal books that change how we look at the history of cities, politics, race, and class."--Harold Platt, author of "The Electric City"
""Seeing with Their Hearts" is significant as both a case study and a synthesis of current work on women's roles in Progressive politics. It forces a retelling of the standard political history of cities during the Progressive Era, showing that women activists pursued an independent agenda that must be taken into account if the era is to be understood."--Ann Keating, author of "Building Chicago"
