Part I: The given life, 1860-88. Self-reliance, 1822-60 -- Three mothers, 1860-73 -- Dreams, 1873-77 -- Ambition, 1877-81 -- Failure, 1881-83 -- Culture, 1883-86 ...
1. The snare of preparation -- 2. One pilgrim's progress -- 3. Imagining Hull-House -- 4. The family claim and the social claim -- 5. Compassion without condescension : the child and the city -- 6.