The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets is a non-fiction writing by Jane Addams, an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She is also the author of Democracy and Social Ethics Newer Ideals of Peace, etc.

Much of the material in the following pages has appeared in current publications. It is here presented in book form in the hope that it may prove of value to those groups of people who in many cities are making a gallant effort to minimize the dangers which surround young people and to provide them with opportunities for recreation.