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Statement on Police Brutality during Picketing, February 23, 1914 (excerpts)

Addams notes the role of private detectives in violence during picketing.

Labor Police

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, January 5, 1928

Andrews tells Addams that she has been re-elected as vice-president of the American Association for Labor Legislation.

Labor Memberships

Speech at Working Women's Association Meeting, August 22, 1901

Addams speaks on uplifting and empowering the experiences of domestic workers.

Labor Lectures Women

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, February 10, 1925

Andrews send Addams his suggestions for revising her speech for publication.

Labor Writing

An Industrial Union With a Social Vision, 1928

Addams praises the work of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America for its sense of social obligation.

Articles Labor Praise

Speech to Pilgrim Congregational Church, November 24, 1902 (excerpts)

Addams discusses means of closing the divide between capitalist and trade unions.

Business Education Labor Lectures

Jane Addams to Lucy Bartelme Crowe, ca. December 1923

Addams agrees with Crowe that Chicago firemen deserve pay increases and invites her to speak to the Hull-House Women's Club.

Chicago Hull-House Visits Onsite

Jane Addams to Roger Nash Baldwin, February 14, 1922

Addams telegrams Baldwin that she cannot join a committee to raise funds for miners in West Virginia.

Labor Requests

Miss Addams' Views on the Deportations, February 23, 1920 Also known as Jane Addams to the Editor of the Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1920

Addams accuses the editor of the Chicago Tribune of unfair coverage of her address, and explains her position on political deportations.

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Jane Addams to Edward Scott Beck, February 23, 1920

Addams accuses the editor of the Chicago Tribune of unfair coverage of her address, and explains her position on political deportations.

Anti-radicalism Criticism Democracy Free Speech Immigrants Journalism Labor Lectures

To Aid Craftsmen, August 15, 1902

Addams discusses the Hull-House Labor Museum and the effect of factories on craftsmanship.

Hull-House Immigrants Labor

Jane Addams to Roger Nash Baldwin, June 11, 1918

Addams reluctantly declines to sign on to Baldwin's appeal for funds to defend Industrial Workers of the World workers arrested by the government.

Civil Rights Requests World War I

Comments on Statement of the I.W.W. Defense Committee, June 7, 1918

Addams offers comments on Roger Baldwin's statement regarding the Industrial Workers of the World Defense Committee.

Civil Rights Government Labor

Jane Addams to Roger Nash Baldwin, June 7, 1918

Addams tells Baldwin that there is not enough evidence with regard to the Industrial Workers of the World Defense Committee for her to contact the President.

Civil Rights Government Labor Requests World War I

Jane Addams et al. to Booker T. Washington, December 7, 1912

Addams et al. ask Washington to join the American Association for Labor Legislation campaign.

Industry Labor Memberships Requests

Sidney Hillman to Jane Addams, December 22, 1915

Hillman thanks Addams for her support of the clothing workers of Chicago, and goes on to detail their struggle.

Health Labor Police Thanks

Labor as a Factor in the Newer Conception of International Relationships, May 31, 1917

Addams argues for protection of migrant laborers and food supplies, and discusses the different outlook that the working class has towards war.

Ethics Internationalism Labor Lectures Morality

Labor as a Factor in the Newer Conception of Internationalism, May 31, 1917

Addams argues for the protection of migrant laborers and food supplies, and discusses the different outlook that the working class has towards war. The speech was prepared for the National Conference on Foreign Relations of the United States.

Ethics Food Shortages Internationalism Labor Lectures Morality World War I

Labor as a Factor in the Newer Conception of Internationalism, May 31, 1917

Addams argues for the protection of migrant laborers and food supplies and discusses the different outlook that the working class have towards war. The speech was prepared for the National Conference on Foreign Relations of the United States.

Food Shortages Internationalism Labor Lectures Morality World War I

Labor as a Factor in the Newer Conception of International Relations, May 31, 1917 (draft)

Addams drafts her arguments for the protection of migrant laborers, food supplies, and discusses the different outlook that the working class have towards war. The speech was prepared for the National Conference on Foreign Relations of the United States.

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Address on Unemployment, February 24, 1915

Addams spoke to the City Club about the unemployment crisis, explaining the role of Hull-House in providing space for public debate on the issue.

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Speech to the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, January 26, 1912 (excerpts)

A newspaper report of Addams's speech to the Milwaukee branch of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, which uses humor to render the male arguments against woman suffrage absurd. A version of this speech was later published in the Ladies' Home Journal.

Child Labor Gender Roles Labor Lectures Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Statement on Labor Actions, January 2, 1912

Newspaper report of an Addams' statement about the causes of violent labor actions being antiquated laws.

Anarchism Crime Labor Legislation

Protect Our Immigrants is Jane Addams' Plea, September 28, 1912

Addams describes the Progressive Party's pledge to support new immigrants by creating protection for industrial laborers. This is a flyer version of an article put out by the Progressive Party.

Government Immigrants Labor Politics Public Health

Miss Addams, April 1913

Addams explains the evils of unpaid prison labor. This is the fourth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.

Civil Rights Crime Enforcement Labor Prisons Social Welfare

Miss Addams, March 1913

Addams argues for a minimum wage for female workers. This is the third article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and women's role in affecting change.

Industry Labor Legislation Social Reform

Prison Labor and Prisoners Families, January 7, 1913

Addams likens prison labor camps to slavery and discusses how unpaid prison labor impacts the families of the inmates.

Civil Rights Labor Prisons Social Welfare

A Modern Lear, November 2, 1912

In 1894, Addams gave a speech to the Chicago Woman's Club and the Twentieth Century Club about the Pullman strike. The speech was not published until 18 years later, in the November 1912 Survey. In it, she draws comparisons between the key players in the strike, particularly George Pullman, and Shakespeare's dysfunctional royal family.

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A Modern Lear, November 2, 1912 Also known as Ethical Survivals in the Pullman Strike

Addams' 1894 talk on the Pullman strike was only published in 1912 in the Survey. She analyzes the strike, drawing comparisons between George Pullman and his workers, and Shakespeare's King Lear and Cordelia.

Business Labor Lectures Literature Morality Philanthropy Social Class Theater

My Experiences as a Progressive Delegate, November 1912

Addams describes her experiences at the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and its appeal to labor and women.

Government Labor Military Peace Politics Social Reform Woman Suffrage

Jane Addams Relates the Steps by Which She Became a Progressive, October 12, 1912

Addams offers a biographical justification of why she has entered politics and joined the Progressive Party.

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Progressives' Offer to Women Workers, October 12, 1912

Addams discusses working conditions for women and advocates for a minimum wage for female workers.

Industry Labor Legislation Social Reform

The Disinherited in Industry, October 5, 1912

Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age.

Crime Labor Poverty Prisons Social Welfare

Jane Addams Tells of Progressive Plans to Protect the Immigrants, September 29, 1912

Addams describes the Progressive Party's pledge to support new immigrants by creating protection for industrial laborers.

Health Immigrants Industry Labor

Current Legislation for Working Women, September 20, 1912

Addams argues for the implementation of a minimum wage for female workers.

Industry Labor Legislation Social Reform Women's Rights

The Progressive Party and Social Legislation, September 18, 1912

Addams reports on the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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The Steps by Which I Became a Progressive, September-October 1912

Addams offers a biographical justification of why she has entered politics and joined the Progressive Party. The article was published in October 1912.

Biography Hull-House Labor Patriotism Philanthropy Politics Progressive Social Welfare Social Work

The Progressive Party and the Protection of Immigrants, August-September 1912

Addams describes the Progressive Party's pledge to support new immigrants by creating protection for industrial laborers. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

Immigrants Labor Politics Public Health

The Progressive Party and the Disinherited, August-September, 1912

Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age. This is one of a series of articles prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

Crime Labor Poverty Prisons Social Welfare

The Progressive Party and Safeguards for Working Girls, August-September, 1912

Addams lays out the Progressive Party's pledge to working women--the prohibition of night work, the institution of the eight-hour day, and a minimum wage in sweated industry. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association for the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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