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Elise M. Fuog to Jane Addams, March 8, 1911

Fuog praises Addams for Twenty Years at Hull-House and expresses gratitude for the impact Addams made on her life.

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Franklin H. Sargent to Jane Addams, March 8, 1911

Sargent withdraws his statement, probably his support of children working on the stage.

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Stage Life for Children Seen as Full of Dangers, March 8, 1911

Addams makes a reasoned argument against a bill in the Illinois State Senate that would make child actors exempt from the provision of the 1903 Illinois Child Labor Law.

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Statement on Illinois State Senate Bill 233 (Child Actor Bill), March 8, 1911

Addams led a contingent to oppose efforts to exclude child actors from child labor laws. She testified before the State Senate committee considering the bill, along with Will J. Davis (speaking for the bill), Mrs. Coonley-Ward, Mrs. A. T. Aldrich, Margaret Halsey, and Anna Nichols.

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Testimony on Child Labor on the Stage, March 8, 1911 (excerpt)

In a report on her testimony before the Illinois Senate Judiciary committee, Addams argues that life on the stages poses dangers to child actors.

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