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The Possibilities of the American Immigrant, September 28, 1907 (excerpt)
In a speech at Carnegie Music Hall, Addams discusses immigrants to America and the work ethic of Chicago immigrants.
Modern Philanthropy and the Child, May 22, 1906
Addams discusses the value of playgrounds for urban children, emphasizing the situation for youth in London.
The Home Life of the Child in the Congested Districts, September 24, 1905 (excerpt)
Addams speaks to the Chicago Normal School about the relationship between immigrant parents and their school-aged children.
The Worst Phases of Wife Desertion, April 8, 1906
Addams discusses the prevalence of wife desertion among Jewish and Italian men in the Hull-House neighborhood.
The Hull-House Labor Museum, May 16, 1911
Addams' speech at the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, on the Hull-House Labor Museum's exhibit. It was published in 1912.
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Broken Inheritance, May 26, 1908
In this address given at the 13th Annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems held at Atlanta University, Addams discusses the difficulties immigrants face in Chicago.
The Chicago Settlements and Social Unrest, May 2, 1908
Addams discusses the association in the public eye between settlements and immigrants and when immigrants are involved in high profile crimes, settlements are accused of supporting anarchism. Addams defends the role of the settlement as the bridge…
Woman's Conscience and Social Amelioration, April 6, 1908
In this address, delivered for the Merrick Lectures, 1907-8, Addams describes the difficulty immigrant women face as they try to assimilate into American life.
Value of the Immigrant, April 5, 1908 (excerpt)
Addams urges the public to have a better understanding of the immigrant so as to benefit from their often unseen wisdom and culture.
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.
Speech on Woman Suffrage, June 17, 1911
Addams argues that woman suffrage is long overdue.
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.
Social Control, January 1911
Addams writes about the strong racism asserting itself in America, blaming it on segregation and the lack of interaction between white and black people.
Autobiographical Notes Upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: The Resources of the Immigrant, August 1910
Addams discusses the many programs at Hull-House that appeal to its immigrant neighbors and the additional value that their neighbors bring to the programs.
Woman's Conscience and Social Amelioration, April 6, 1908
In this address, delivered for the Merrick Lectures, Addams speaks about the difficulty of assimilation into American life for immigrant women.
The Public School and the Immigrant Child, July 1, 1908
In this address, given to the Annual Meeting of the National Education Association in 1908, Addams speaks of the importance of education within the immigrant community and the role of teachers as bridges between the families of students and American…
Address to the National Conference of Unitarian and Other Christian Churches, September 25, 1901
Addams recalls the different difficulties in creating an inviting and educational space for Italian immigrants.
Address to Franklin Street Settlement, March 17, 1902 (excerpt)
Addams speaks to the Franklin Street Settlement in Detroit about working in a settlement.
Recreation and Morality, July 28, 1907
Addams argues for the creation of entertainments for urban dwellers for recreation and relaxation.
Social Immoralities, October 1907
Addams argues for the creation of entertainments for urban dwellers for recreation and relaxation. This is an excerpt of Addams' speech, Public Recreation and Social Morality.
Remarks on John R. Commons' "Is Class Conflict in America Growing and is it Inevitable?", ca. December 31, 1907
Addams was one of six people who commented on John R. Commons' paper at the American Sociological Society meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, in December 1907. Addams' comments were published in the proceedings.
Immigrants, June 26, 1909
Addams reviews the research and papers of her colleagues on the topics of immigration, employment, and education at the National Charities and Correction meeting.
Unknown (B. F.) to the Editor of the New York Evening Post, May 29, 1908
B. F. writes in praise of Addams' article "The Chicago Settlements and Social Unrest" in Charity and the Commons, discussing the role of the settlement in integrating immigrants into city life.
Immigrants: Report of the Committee, June 12, 1909
Addams argues that even as immigration has caused congestion in cities, it has also brought cultural beauty, which Americans should embrace and enjoy. This speech was given at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in Buffalo on June 12,…
Remarks on Immigrant Children and Public School Teachers, March 1906
Addams criticizes public school teachers for not having a grasp of non-American history.
Work and Play: Recognition Day Address By Miss Jane Addams, August 18, 1905
Addams spoke about the issues of education and immigration, arguing that Americans need to open their minds to the experiences of immigrants, and that play is an important component of education,
Recent Immigration: A Field Neglected by the Scholar, January 1905
Addams delivered this commencement address at the University of Chicago in December 1904.
The Immigrants and American Charities, October 24, 1905
Addams delivered this address at the Illinois Conference on Charities on October 24, 1905, discussing the lack of interest in learning about recent immigrants and working with them.
Gino C. Speranza to Grace Abbott, March 21, 1911
Speranza thanks Abbott and Jane Addams for their work on behalf of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology in its investigation of the courts.
The Humanizing Tendency of Industrial Education, May, 1904
Addams discusses the importance of manual training to the education of immigrant children, using examples from Hull-House and the labor museum.