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Interview with James Evans Crown, September, 1910
In an interview with James Evan Crown, Addams discusses the impact that woman suffrage is having on society. Addams later denied having taken part in this interview, specifically her comments on the poor.
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Who is to Blame for Child Labor?, July 23, 1914
Addams, discussing the main reasons for why child labor is wrong, how it came to be, and who can be blamed for it.
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Widows and Courts: Administering the Funds to Parents Act, March 18, 1914
Addams questions the process of how pension funds are being distributed to needing families and how it needs to be handled better while criticizing the city of Chicago's government for not doing enough to help the poor.
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Widows and Courts: Administering the Funds to Parents Act, March 18, 1914
Addams questions the process of how pension funds are being distributed to needing families and how it needs to be handled better while criticizing the city of Chicago's government for not doing enough to help the poor.
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Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910 (excerpt)
Newspaper report of Addams' speech at the conference of Charities and Correction in St. Louis discussing state of charitable work.
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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.
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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.
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Jane Addams: Solving the Problem of the Unemployed, September 1913
Addams discusses the economic, social, and human toll of unemployment and offers some creative solutions to the problem being employed in England. This is the ninth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and women's roles in affecting change.
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Aspects of Unemployment, July 1913 (fragment)
Addams discusses the economic, social, and human toll of unemployment and suggests some creative solutions being employed in England.
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Miss Addams, May 1913
Addams offers a counter narrative to the idea that the U.S. government should limit immigration, arguing that immigrants provide benefits to society and are deserving of protections under the law. This is the fifth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.
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The Protection of Immigrants, January 17, 1913
Addams offers a counter narrative to the idea that the U.S. government should limit immigration, arguing that immigrants provide benefits to society and are deserving of protections under the law.
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The Struggle of Life Above the Poverty Line, 1913 (excerpts)
Addams' speech to the National Federation of Settlements on the impact of poverty, reprinted in shortened form in the conference proceedings.
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The Communion of the Ballot, December 14, 1912 (excerpt)
An excerpt from Addams' November 24 speech to the National Woman Suffrage Association meeting highlights her ideas about mother's pensions, immigrant socialization, and recreation.
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The Progressive's Dilemma: The New Party, November 1912
Addams defends the planks of the Progressive Party's platform by giving evidence from her experience.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Child at the Point of Greatest Pressure, June 16, 1912
On the opening night of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, held in Cleveland from June 12-19, Addams discusses how the difficulties of children can rouse society's greatest sentiments for charity, but that children also have for their own intrinsic value. The speech was published in the Proceedings.
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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.
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Social Regeneration, December 14, 1903
Addams argues that the lower class can only be raised up if everyone in the community takes a interest in their plight.
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To Live on $12 a Week, October 23, 1903
Addams describes how a man can support his family on $12 per week.
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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.
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The Problem of Poverty, March 17, 1903 (excerpt)
Newspaper excerpts of Addams' speech about poverty and how to study it to help solve it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.