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How Would You Uplift the Masses?, February 4, 1892

Addams describes the efforts of Hull-House in a speech to the Sunset Club in Chicago.

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Social Settlements, August 12, 1900 (summary)

Addams discusses the difference between social settlement work and charitable work.

Lectures Settlement Movement

Statement on Paris Hull House, May 28, 1901

Addams disputes a claim that a settlement house based on Hull-House was to be established in Paris.

France Settlement Movement

Maynard M. Metcalf to Jane Addams, July 8, 1901

Metcalf writes to Addams about staffing needs for Lawrence House.

Finances Jobs Requests Settlements

Lecture on the University Social Settlement, October 29, 1901

A newspaper report of Addams' speech before the Woman's Club of Bloomington, on the work of the University Social Settlement. Addams provided a history of settlement work and the basic principles at Hull-House.

Hull-House Lectures Settlements

Lecture at the First Unitarian Church, November 2, 1901 (excerpts)

A summary of Addams' talk on Tolstoy and settlements, given at the First Unitarian Church in Minneapolis.

Labor Lectures Settlement Movement

Susan Parrish Wharton to Jane Addams, November 10, 1901

Wharton writes Addams for suggestions for candidates for a job opening at the Starr Centre.

Jobs Requests Settlements

Mary B. Lippincott to Jane Addams, December 6, 1901

Lippincott seeks Addam's opinion for a new hire at the Kingsley House.

Jobs Requests Settlements

Address to Franklin Street Settlement, March 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams speaks to the Franklin Street Settlement in Detroit about working in a settlement.

Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Lecture on Social Settlement System, July 28, 1902

Addams discusses the settlement house's role as a charity and the means by which it appeals to the poor. She spoke at the Decatur Chautauqua.

Charities Child Labor Lectures Settlement Movement Social Work

Social Results of Charitable Effort, December 1, 1902

Addams discusses efforts made to reach the needy through settlement work. She delivered this speech at the annual meeting of the Associated Charities.

Charity Hull-House Lectures Social Work

Social Science, January 28, 1903 (excerpts)

Addams discusses the different methods of social work and describes how the settlement works to help society.

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Address to the University Settlement, March 21, 1903

Addams' keynote speech at the University Settlement's annual meeting discusses the kind of settlements that build relationships and community.

Immigrants Lectures Settlements

Comments at the University Society Annual Meeting, March 21, 1903 (excerpts)

Newspaper summary of Addams' comments about the need to increase the work of settlements to meet need.

Charities Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement

Interview with the Boston Globe, March 24, 1903

Addams describes social settlement work and its impact on immigrant neighborhoods.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

The Friendship of Settlement Work, March 28, 1903

A summary of discussions at the University Settlement by Addams and other speakers that discussed forming relationships as an integral part of settlement work.

Charity Settlements

Idea of the Social Settlement, July 12, 1903 (excerpt)

An excerpt of Addams' talk at "Settlement Sunday," held at the University of Chicago.

Education Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

The Idea of the Social Settlement, July 12, 1903 (excerpts)

An excerpt of Addams' talk at "Settlement Sunday," held at the University of Chicago, discussing immigrants.

Immigrants Lectures Settlements

Elizabeth Thacher Kent to Jane Addams, September 20, [1903-1905?]

Kent asks Addams for suggestions of a man to run a new settlement planned in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Requests Settlements

Address to the North Broadway Social Settlement, November 5, 1903

Addams speaks to the North Broadway Social Settlement about how she runs Hull-House.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

New Methods in Philanthropy, November 7, 1903 (excerpts) Also known as Address to the Catholic Women's League, November 7, 1903 (excerpts)

Addams speaks to the Catholic Women's League about the ways the poor are harmed by unthinking charitable efforts.

Child Labor Lectures Philanthropy Poverty

The Social Problem of the College Graduate (excerpts), March 19, 1904

Addams encourages college women at Wellesley to use their educations to improve the lives of immigrants.

Education Immigrants Lectures Social Work

Comments at the Roadside Settlement, February 28, 1905

Addams made remarks during a visit to a Des Moines settlement about the role that women's clubs play in social work.

Charity Child Welfare Lectures Settlements

Settlement Work Lecture to Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs, October 21, 1905 (excerpt)

An excerpt of Addams' discussion on settlement houses and the role of women's clubs.

Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement Woman Suffrage

Interview with Topeka Daily Capital, December 8, 1905

Addams discusses her work in settlements and at Hull House with a reporter from the Topeka Daily Capital.

Hull-House Poverty Settlement Movement

Social Settlements in Illinois, January 25, 1906

Addams discusses the history of social settlements in Illinois at a meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, discussing the neighborhoods, settlement foundings, child labor, African Americans, and other similar charitable organizations.

Lectures Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role that settlements play in improving the conditions of the poor. Only the portion of the article with Addams remarks has been included.

Charity Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Class

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role of class relations in the settlement movement. Only Addams' portion of the article was included.

Charity Lectures Settlement Movement Social Class

The Relation of "Settlements" and Religion, November 8, 1908

Addams introduces a discussion about the purposed of social settlements at the Abraham Lincoln Centre. The event celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of Jenkin Lloyd Jones' pastorate.

Lectures Religion Settlement Movement

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 between immigrant communities and the American public, holding that it does not change in times of crisis.

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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.

African-Americans Education Immigrants Labor Lectures

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.

Anarchism Crime Enforcement Immigrants Race Settlements

English and American Social Settlements, August 8, 1908 (summary)

Addams explores the workings of Hull House at a talk before the Colorado Springs Woman's Club.

Hull-House Immigrants Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, June [15], [1909]

Addams reports to Smith on events at the National Conference on Charities and Correction.

Conferences Settlement Movement

Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910

Printed version of Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

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Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910

Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

Charity Child Welfare Conferences Lectures Philanthropy Recreation Settlement Movement Social Reform Social Work

Charity and Social Justice, June 11, 1910

Printed version of Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

Charity Child Welfare Conferences Education Lectures Philanthropy Social Reform Social Work