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Amuse to Help Save Souls (Excerpt), October 10, 1910
Newspaper report of Addams' speech on the need for entertainments among the poor in Chicago. The speech was given for the Sunday Evening Club.
The Layman's View of Hospital Work, September 17, 1907 (excerpt)
Addams speaks at the American Hospital Association convention and advocates for equal care, regardless of a patient's social or economic status.
A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, Chapter II: Economic Pressure and Its Inevitable Results, December 1911
Addams explores the economic plight of young women that often drives them to prostitution and white slavery. This is the second in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published as A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil in 1912.
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.
Address to the Merchant's Club, March 8, 1902
With Maud Booth, Addams addresses the Merchant's Club, appealing for aid in helping criminals and rescuing boys who may become criminals.
Autobiographical Notes Upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: Problems of Poverty, July 1910
Addams describes the poverty of the Hull-House neighborhood in the early days of her work there. She discusses the lack of security and loneliness of the elderly, as well as child labor.
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…
Autobiographical Notes upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: The Snare of Preparation, May 1910
Addams' autobiographical account of her education at Rockford College and her travels in Europe.This is the second of six articles excerpted from Twenty Years at Hull-House.
Autobiographical Notes upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: A War Time Childhood, April 1910
Addams discusses her childhood, the influence of her father and Lincoln, and her early thoughts on morality and responsibility to the community.
Hospital Red Tape, December 22, 1907
Addams discusses the experiences of the poor in hospitals. This is an excerpt of her speech, The Layman's View of Hospital Work Among the Poor, from September 17, 1907.
The Layman's View of Hospital Work Among the Poor, October 1907
Addams' speech to the American Hospital Association meeting, held in Chicago on September 17, 1907 was published in the organization's journal. In her talk Addams discussed the prejudices against the poor in hospitals and their reluctance…
National Protection for Children, January 1907
Addams discusses the responsibility of the State for the public health and sanitation and child labor.
The Layman's View of Hospital Work Among the Poor, September 17, 1907
Addams' speech to the American Hospital Association meeting, held in Chicago on September 17, 1907 was later published in the organization's journal. In her talk Addams discusses prejudice against the poor in hospitals and their reluctance…
Jane Addams' Own Story of Her Work: Fifteen Years at Hull House (First of Three Installments), March 1906
Addams' autobiographical writing about her impetus to found Hull-House and its early activities.
Day Nurseries: Do They Foster Parental Irresponsibility (extract), December 30, 1905
An extract of Addams' discussion of day nurseries, and their impact on poor families.
Excerpt from Twenty Years at Hull-House, 1910
Addams describes her childhood exposure to poverty when she used to visit the mill with her father.
Jane Addams to Bolton Hall, November 2, 1910
Addams writes Bolton to deny being interviewed by The American Suffragette, to express her admiration for Kropotkin's Fields, Factories, and Workshops, and to invite Bolton to Hull-House.
Jane Addams to Harriet E. Vittum, April 20, 1910
Addams responds to Vittum's query about the high costs of funerals for the poor and legislation to provide relief.
Social Regeneration, December 7, 1903 (summary)
The Chicago Daily Tribune, summarizes Addams' talk to the Chicago Bureau of Charities on the morality of charity.