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Speech to the Arizona Association of Social Workers, February 15, 1929 (summary)

A summary of Addams remarks about her work in Chicago at the Arizona Association of Social Workers.

Lectures Social Work

Statement on Settlements, August 1, 1928

Addams talks about how settlements aims are changing as more social legislation is enacted.

Settlement Movement

What Prohibition Has Done for Disadvantaged Communities, May 1932

A compilation of testimony offered by Jane Addams and Evangeline Booth about the impact of prohibition in poor communities.

Poverty Prohibition

Speech to the American Association of Social Workers, May 16, 1927 (excerpts)

Addams discusses the growing legitimacy of social work as a profession, and the impact of humanitarian efforts around the globe.

Lectures Social Work Travels

Your Child and Your Community, March 1927

Addams argues that to improve children's lives society needs to improve the conditions in which they live.

Child Welfare Social Work

Jane Addams to Eva Whiting White, November 22, 1928

Addams tells Whiting that she cannot attend the next Conference of Settlements and suggests some themes.

Conferences Research Settlements Social Work

Speech to the Woman's City Club, May 19, 1926 (excerpts) Also known as What Next in Chicago?, October 1926

Addams discusses early efforts for civic reform and housing in a speech to the Woman's City Club.

Housing Lectures Social Reform Social Work Woman Suffrage Women

How Much Social Work Can a Community Afford? May 26, 1926

Addams discusses the importance of social work to the health of a community in an address to the National Federation of Settlements in Cleveland.

Crime Ethics Labor Lectures Onsite Prohibition Psychology Social Work Socialism

Address to the Chicago Woman's Club, February 15, 1926

Addams discusses the motto of the Chicago Woman's Club and its history of social reform for its Golden Jubilee at the Congress Hotel.

Clubs Lectures Social Reform Women

Draft of Address to the Chicago Woman's Club, February 15, 1926

Addams describes the history of the Chicago Woman's Club and the future of social reform.

Clubs Lectures Social Reform Women

Suppose Nobody Cared, November 16, 1924 (excerpts)

Addams talks about Philadelphia's role in the history of charitable organization.

Charities Lectures Social Work

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, April 16, 1926

Kellogg tells Addams of a lecture series and asks her opinion on why social pioneering has failed.

Lectures Requests Social Work

Introduction for the Challenge of the Aged, July 1928

Addams introduces Abraham Epstein's book. The Challenge of the Aged.

Articles Health Old Age Social Work

Pioneers in Sociology, June 7, 1928

Addams describes Graham Taylor's impact on sociology and highlights changes in its study.

Sociology

Introduction to The Challenge of the Aged, October 1928

Addams introduces Abraham Epstein's book on the government's role in caring for the elderly.

Health Social Work

Albert Joseph Kennedy to Jane Addams, December 4, 1924

Kennedy asks Addams whether 1925 or 1926 works better for her for the International Conference of Social Work.

Conferences Requests Settlements Social Work

Disarmament and Life, January 22, 1922

Addams talks about the economic impact of war and preparedness on the budget and how social programs could be expanded with disarmament.

Disarmament Economics Government International Affairs Onsite Peace Taxes

Speech to the Emporia Women's City Club, January 11, 1922 (summary)

Addams speaks informally to the Women's City Club about welfare work and the Russian famine.

Food Shortages Lectures Relief Efforts Social Work

Jane Addams to Albert Joseph Kennedy, July 23, 1924

Addams asks Kennedy to contact Henrietta Barnett and discusses committee work for the National Conference of Social Work.

Onsite Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Emily Greene Balch, June 21, 1924

Addams invites Balch to visit her in Bar Harbor and to the Conference of Social Work in Toronto.

Finances League of Nations Lectures Peace Requests Social Work Travels

How Much Social Work Can a Community Afford: From the Ethical Point of View, May 26, 1926

Addams discusses the value of social work at a mass meeting held at the National Conference of Social Work in Cleveland.

Chicago Child Welfare Crime Ethics Morality Public Health Social Reform Social Work

Americanization, March 13, 1920

Addams discusses the way Americans should view immigrants and European relief efforts.

Education Food Shortages Immigrants Lectures Relief Efforts

Statement on Prohbition in the Slums, March 12, 1920

Addams argues that the impact of Prohibition in the slums has been positive thus far.

Prohibition Social Work

The Social Results of Charitable Effort, November 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need to understand the poor in order to solve the problems of poverty.

Charity Immigrants Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Work

Jane Addams to Maurice Joseph Karpf, December 3, 1923

Addams sends Karpf a letter from Amelia Sears that responds to a proposal by the American Association of Social Work.

Social Work

Jane Addams to Ida Campbell Mott-Smith Lovett, February 7, 1923

Addams tells Lovett about her travels in India and her impressions of Gandhi's compound.

India Labor Politics Social Work Travels

Grace Abbott to Jane Addams, June 13, 1922

Abbott writes to Addams about the upcoming National Conference for Social Work election.

Requests Social Work

Graham Romeyn Taylor to Jane Addams, June 12, 1922

Taylor implores Addams to run for the presidency of the National Conference of Social Work.

Memberships Requests Social Work

Statement on Presidency of the National Conference of Social Work, June 27, 1922

Addams withdraws from consideration for president of the National Conference of Social Work.

Memberships Social Work

International Cooperation in Social Welfare, July 2, 1924

Addams discusses suffrage and social work in Asia. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work in Toronto.

Child Labor China India Japan Lectures Settlement Movement Social Welfare 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.

Child Labor Child Welfare Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work

The Subtle Problems of Charity, February 1899

Addams discusses the problems that charity workers face when they bring middle-class assumptions about the poor to their efforts to practically help them.

Charity Labor Poverty 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

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

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Speech to the South Side League of Parents' Clubs Reunion, February 23, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role of neighborhood centers can play in fostering community.

Child Welfare Education Lectures Recreation

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On the Moral Effect of the War, September 30, 1914

Addams speaks on the impact that war will have on social welfare activity.

Morality Peace Social Work War

Report on Social Economy Exhibits, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Committee, February 8, 1906

Addams reports on efforts of women in creating exhibits that discussed social economy compared to the Paris Exhibition in 1900.

Conferences Philanthropy Social Work

Report on Exhibits on Housing of the Working Class, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, February 8, 1906

Addams reports on efforts of women in creating exhibits that discussed British efforts to provide adequate housing for impoverished families.

Conferences Housing Social Work

Jane Addams to Woodrow Wilson, January 25, 1917

Addams recommends Sigmund Zeisler to President Wilson.

Recommendations Social Work

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.

Journalism Labor Social Work Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, May 14, 1921

Addams discusses the University of Chicago's new School of Social Service Administration.

Child Welfare Education Social Work Writings

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, January 21, 1921

Addams asks the Senate to supply more funds to relief efforts in post-war Europe.

Government Relief Efforts

A Pioneer Philanthropist, July 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Articles Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Travels

The Immigrant and Social Unrest, April 19, 1920

Addams discusses the relationship between immigrants and social unrest. This speech was given at the National Conference on Social Work in New Orleans.

Anti-radicalism Censorship Democracy Free Speech Immigrants Immigration Labor Lectures Social Class Social Welfare Social Work

The Spirit of Social Service, April 18, 1920

Addams relates the purpose of social work with efforts to feed starving children in Europe. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work, in New Orleans.

Ethics Food Shortages Lectures Morality Relief Efforts Social Work

Review of Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett's Canon Barnett: His Life, Work, and Friends, April 5, 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Writings

The Spirit of Social Service, April 18, 1920

Addams relates the purpose of social work with efforts to feed starving children in Europe. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work, in New Orleans.

Ethics Food Shortages Lectures Morality Relief Efforts Social Work

The Immigrant and Social Unrest, April 19, 1920

Addams discusses the relationship between immigrants and social unrest. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work in New Orleans.

Anti-radicalism Democracy Hull-House Residents Immigrants Immigration Labor Lectures Social Class Social Welfare Social Work