Pittsburgh Press

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Pittsburgh Press

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Newspaper summary of Addams' speech to the Philadelphia Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, in which she argues that women's leisure time has changed.

Addams advocates for the education of young children alongside Young in the form of vocational training.

Addams recounts a story depicted in a children's play at Hull-House, which she offers as an allegory about the importance of women in society.

Addams notes that women in Europe have been seeking government positions since World War I.

Addams lectures about the purpose of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Addams argues that people believe that war is inevitable but that it can be stopped. The speech was made before the Hyde Park Young Men's Christian Association.