Author:
Kanigel, Robert, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Descriptionviii, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note:Part I: An uncredentialed woman, 1916-1954. A generous place to live ; Outlaw ; Ladies' nest of owls, and other milestones in the education of Miss Jane Butzner ; The great bewildering world ; Morningside Heights ; Women's work ; Amerika ; Trushchoby -- Part II: In the big world, 1954-1968. Disenchantment --Ten minutes at Harvard ; A person worth talking to ; A manuscript to show us ; Mother Jacobs of Hudson Street ; The physical fallacy ; West Village warrior ; Luncheon at the White House ; Gas masks at the Pentagon -- Part III: On Albany Avenue, 1968-2006. A circle of their own ; Settling in ; Our Jane ; Flummoxed ; Adam, Karl, and Jane ; Webs of trust ; Ideas that matter ; Civilization's child.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-466) and index.
