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A Fourth of July Anticipation at the Abraham Lincoln Centre, June 28, 1908
Addams speaks about the benefits of public parks to the community. The remarks were published on July 2, 1908.
A Moral Substitute for War, January 9, 1904
Addams argues that if the rulers of European countries lived among their people, they would see that labor and commerce were what made nations, not its military might.
A National Children's Bureau and a National Investigation of the Labor of Women and Children, December 12, 1906
Addams' speech before the National Child Labor Committee in Cincinnati calls for government regulations to protect women and children.
A New Book by Jane Addams, November 1909
An advertisement sent to subscribers of The Survey Graphic allowing them to purchase a copy of The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets by mail order.
A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, Chapter I, November 1911
Arguing that white slavery requires an organized movement to defeat it, Addams provides examples from cases in Chicago. This is the first in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published asA New Conscience and an Ancient Evilin 1912.
A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, Chapter II: Economic Pressure and Its Inevitable Results, December 1911
Addams explores the economic plight of young women that often drives them to prostitution and white slavery. This is the second in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published as A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil in 1912.
A New Democracy, August 21, 1902
Charles Love criticizes the tendency of employers and employees to have separate lives outside the shop door, and he seeks a new social order in which they would interact at work and outside of work.
A Visit to Tolstoy, January 1911
In this narratively rich article in McClure's, Addams reflects on her meeting with Tolstoy in Russia in 1896, on her admiration for his principles, and on her pragmatic approach to good work in the urban, industrial context of Hull-House and its…
A. H. Nelson to Jane Addams, November 13, 1909
Nelson apologies to Addams for Macmillan Company's mistake regarding the distribution of her new book and promises to remedy the error.
A. Holden Byles to Jane Addams, January 18, 1909
Byles writes to Addams to ask for information about the Juvenile Improvement Association.
Ada C. Sweet to Jane Addams, December 20, 1910
Sweet asks Addams to contribute some articles to her publishing company.
Addams to Marion Talbot, June 30, 1904
Addams regrets that she cannot accept Talbot's invitation.
Address at Meeting for Catherine Breshkovsky, January 22, 1905 (excerpt)
Addams spoke at a meeting of Chicago Russians to hear Madame Katherine Breshkovsky speak on Russian freedom.
Address at Memorial for Teachers Who Perished in the Iroquois Theatre Fire, January 16, 1904 (excerpt)
Addams spoke at a memorial meeting for Iriquois Theater fire victims, organized by the Chicago Teacher's Federation, about the dangers of overlooking violations in fear of being seen as bad people.
Address at the Civic Dedication of the Abraham Lincoln Center, July 27, 1905
Addams discusses the role of public education in fostering democracy.
Address at the Universal Peace Congress Banquet, October 7, 1904
Addams discusses the problem of inducing people to engage with the peace movement rather than following more nationalistic and warlike activities.
Address at the wedding of Gerard Swope and Mary Dayton Hill, August 21, 1901
Addams recounts the roles and responsibilities of marriage and love at the ceremony for two Hull-House residents.
Address of Miss Jane Addams on George Washington, February 23, 1903
Addams discusses George Washington's life, relating modern problems to the ideas that Washington had as a soldier, citizen, statesman, and planter.
Address on Henry Demarest Lloyd, November 29, 1903
Addams' memorial to Henry Demarest Lloyd discusses his life and character.
Address on Industrial Education, February 13, 1908 (summary)
Addams warns adults of some aspects of trade schools for boys. The speech was given at the first convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education on January 24, as part of a session entitled The Wage Earners' Benefit…
Address on Industrial Education, November 16, 1906
Addams' lectures at the founding meeting of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education on November 16, 1906, at Cooper Union, commenting on the need for practical education that works in the modern world. The speech was…
Address on Neighborhood Improvement, June 25, 1904 (Extract)
Article summarizes and quotes from Addams' speech and comments on neighborhood improvement at the National Conference of Charities and Correction.
Address on Street Trading, March 1909
Addams discusses a previous study on newsboys and argues that there are no child labor laws that protect them. These comments were made at the National Child Labor Committee annual meeting in January 1909.
Address on the Children's Bureau, January 21, 1909
Addams argues for the establishment of a federal bureau for the protection of children, especially regarding the issues of child labor and education. The speech was given before the Fifth National Child Labor Conference, held in Chicago.
Address on the Hull-House Labor Museum, May 16, 1911
Addams' speech at the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, on the Hull-House Labor Museum's exhibit.
Address to Open the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, May 11, 1911
Addams' brief opening address at the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit.
Address to the Chicago Federation of Labor, February 11, 1905
Addams addressed a meeting of teachers and laborers on the need for funds to support better education on February 11; the lecture was published on March 5, 1905.
Address to the National Child Labor Committee Meeting, February 15, 1905
Addams gave this speech at the first meeting of the National Child Labor Committee, held in New York City. In it she discussed the child labor reform work done in Chicago.
Address to the Parker School, March 27, 1907
Addams' speech to the students of the Parker School regarding the history of child labor.
Address to the Playground Association, March 31, 1908
Addams participated in a tribute dinner to Mary Augusta Ward, held by the Playground Association of America. The event was held on March 31, 1908, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Addams discussed the need for play, art, and creativity, and…