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Speeches in Lincoln, October 26, 1925 (excerpts)

Addams discusses peace and women's roles in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Charity Lectures Peace

Statement at the International Congress of Women, June 4, 1913 (excerpt)

Addams situates the women's movement in a general impulse of seeking betterment for all people.

Conferences Internationalism Woman Suffrage

Statement at the Negro Exposition, August 27, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams attends the Middle States and Mississippi Valley Negro Exposition and comments that in future the work of women will equal that of men.

African-Americans

Statement on Domestic Service, (excerpt), April 23, 1929

Addams notes that many women reject domestic service because of its perceived social status.

Labor Lectures Women

Statement on Fashion, September 25, 1913 (excerpt)

Addams asserts that the changing fashion is not degrading to women, rather freedom of movement in modern clothing is a good for a woman's health.

Fashion Public Opinion

Statement on Modern Women, January 19, 1925

Addams tells a reporter about her views on criticisms of modern women.

Morality Women's Rights Youth

Statement on Open Separation Contract, December 30, 1902

Addams refuses to be quoted about Frances Dickinson's ideas about marriage by contract.

Lectures Marital Relations

Statement on Proposed Housemaid Union Strike, August 9, 1901

Addams discusses the fear that if the Housemaid's union strikes, men will take their place permanently.

Gender Roles Labor

Statement on Return to Hull-House, September 23, 1923

Addams offers a brief statement on her world trip as she returns to Hull-House.

Burma China Hull-House India Japan Travels Woman Suffrage

Statement on the Countess of Cathcart, February 12, 1926

Addams offers support to Vera, Countess Cathcart, who was detained at Ellis Island as an undesirable alien.

Immigration Morality

Statement on Trial Marriages, July 28, 1928

Addams comments on companionate marriage and the marriage of Josephine Haldeman-Julius.

Family Morality Weddings

Statement on War and Suffrage, August 29, 1919

Addams notes that women in Europe have been seeking government positions since World War I.

Woman Suffrage Women's Rights World War I

Statement on Widows Pensions, October 28, 1903

Addams discusses which widows can be granted scholarships for their children.

Child Welfare Education Women

Statement on Wife Desertion, June 17, 1901

Addams argues against Bicknell's claims that one of the top reasons that men desert their wives is due to poor cooking skills.

Gender Roles

Statement on Women and Peace, September 27, 1929

Addams discusses the International Congress of Women and her views on women's roles in the peace movement.

Conferences Peace Women

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Statement on Women and Reconciliation, September 16, 1921

Addams, commenting on the Anglo-Irish peace negotiations, says that women are better at reconciliation than men.

England Ireland Peace Women

Statement on Women on Juries, December 17, 1925 (summary)

Addams urges Illinois women to work legislatively for the right to jury service.

Courts Women's Rights

Statement on Women Running for Political Office, March 15, 1914 (excerpt)

Addams responds to suggestions that she run for Mayor of Chicago by indicating that she feels women do not have the experience to serve in political offices.

Feminism Politics Women's Rights

Statement on Women Workers Marriages, December 6, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams weighs in on the idea that women who work in household service are more likely to marry more frequently and in better circumstance. This is part of a longer article.

Labor Marital Relations

Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, December 12, 1916

Addams argues that the House should pass the Susan B. Anthony Amendment that would grant women the right to vote.

Legislation Peace Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Suffrage Speech at the Columbia Theater in Columbia, MO, October 22, 1914 (excerpts)

Addams speaks to a crowded theater about suffrage, answering audience questions afterwards.

The Ballot for Health and Beauty, February 1911

Addams' short argument for woman suffrage that women's voices are needed for the health and beauty of the cities.

Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

The Church and the Social Evil, 1912

A reprint of Addams' speech to the Congress of Men and the Religion Forward Movement chastises the church for rejection aid to "fallen" women and asks for a return to the teachings of Jesus, who opened his heart to all sinners.

Crime Gambling Lectures Morality Prostitution Religion

The Church and the Social Evil, April 23, 1912

Addams' speech to the Congress of Men and the Religion Forward Movement chastises the church for rejection aid to "fallen" women and asks for a return to the teachings of Jesus, who opened his heart to all sinners. The speech was also published in Vigilance.

Crime Gambling Morality Prostitution Religion

The Church and the Social Evil, April 23, 1912 (draft)

Addams' speech to the Congress of Men and the Religion Forward Movement chastises the church for rejecting aid to "fallen" women. She calls for a return to the teachings of Jesus, who opened his heart to all sinners. The speech was later published in Messages of the Men and Religion Movement and in Vigilance.

Crime Lectures Morality Prostitution Religion

The Church and the Social Evil, May 1912

A published version of Addams' speech to the Congress of Men and the Religion Forward Movement chastises the church for rejection aid to "fallen" women and asks for a return to the teachings of Jesus, who opened his heart to all sinners. The speech was also published in Messages of the Men and Religion Movement.

Crime Gambling Lectures Morality Prostitution Religion

The College Woman and Christianity, August 8, 1901

Addams discusses the challenges facing college women, including the habit of self-preparation, a tendency to make an exception of herself, and the danger that study without action makes a person timid and irresolute. She argues that there is a need to do and to do for others without concern for one's own reputation that makes for good Christian work.

Education Hull-House Religion Settlements Writings

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.

Gender Roles Government Immigrants Poverty Social Welfare Woman Suffrage

The Communion of the Ballot, November 24, 1912

Addams' keynote address before the National American Woman Suffrage Association meeting in Philadelphia argues that women must have the ballot in order to maintain their moral and familial role for the betterment of society.

Government Immigrants Lectures Philanthropy Social Work Woman Suffrage

The Consumer's League as an Expression of Social Obligation (summary), March 21, 1904

Addams discusses the importance of the Consumer's League in pushing for child labor reforms.

The Family and the State -- A Satire, January 17, 1913

In a humorous effort to render the male arguments against woman suffrage absurd, Addams describes a hypothetical world in which women hold power and men are asking for the vote.

Business Gender Roles Labor Military Peace War Woman Suffrage

The Larger Aspects of the Woman's Movement, November 1914

Addams details the many reasons why it is important that women be given the right to vote, and of how the suffrage movement is not just found in Western nations, but globally.

Child Labor Child Welfare Crime Enforcement Employment England Feminism Finland Gender Roles Industry Morality Philanthropy Politics Social Reform Social Welfare Woman Suffrage Women's Rights Writings

The Life of Josephine Butler, ca. April 23, 1928 (draft)

Addams outlines the life of Josephine Butler, possibly for a speech given to the Conference of Social Hygiene on April 23.

History Lectures Onsite

The Modern City and the Municipal Franchise for Women, 1906

Addams discusses the history of suffrage and argues that women in modern, urban societies need the vote.

Government History Immigrants Juvenile Delinquency Labor Public Health Woman Suffrage

The Necessity for Leadership in the Americanization Movement, June 19, 1920 (excerpt)

Addams argues for women to be able to hold citizenship on their own merits, rather than on the status of their husbands. This speech was given at the General Federation of Women's Clubs, in Des Moines.

Immigrants Lectures Relief Efforts Woman Suffrage

The Necessity for Leadership in the Americanization Movement, June 19, 1920 (excerpt)

At the Biennial Federation of Women's Clubs, Addams discusses the problems of associating the right to vote with marital status of the husband, telling of experiences with immigrant women voting in Chicago.

Democracy Lectures Woman Suffrage

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The Political Opinion of Europe Concerning America, September 12, 1922 (summary)

Addams describes public opinion in Europe and calls for American aid and engagement by women voters.

Europe Lectures Relief Efforts Women

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The Political Opinion of Europe Concerning American, September 12, 1922 (excerpts)

Addams describes public opinion in Europe and calls for American aid and engagement in the League of Nations.

Immigration League of Nations Lectures Peace Public Opinion Relief Efforts

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.

Labor

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.

African-Americans Government Labor Legislation Memberships Military Patriotism Peace Politics Public Health Racism War Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

The Progressive Party and Woman Suffrage, September 1912

Addams argues for women's increased participation in politics and defends her decision to back a political party. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

Philanthropy Politics Woman Suffrage

The Reaction of Simple Women to Trade Union Propaganda, July 1, 1916

Addams tells the story of two immigrant women's difficulties making enough to earn a living, their experiences with unions, and poverty.

Gender Roles Immigrants Labor Philanthropy Social Welfare Social Work Writings

The Relation of Club Women to Social Problems, April 15, 1905 (excerpt)

In a speech before the Chicago Women's Association. Addams complains that college women are disinclined toward philanthropy.

Education Gender Roles Lectures Philanthropy Social Reform

The Relation of Women to Industry and Social Legislation (excerpt), March 22, 1908 (excerpt)

An excerpt from Addams' March 22 speech at Faneuil Hall to the Boston Equal Suffrage Association and the Women's Trade Union League on the changes in women's work brought about by factory work.

Education Germany Immigrants Labor Lectures Legislation Public Health Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

The Responsibilities and Duties of Women toward the Peace Movement, October 5, 1904

Addams discussed women's role in the peace movement at the Universal Peace Conference in Boston.

Lectures Peace

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

The Whole Duty of Man, June 3, 1906

Addams argues that strict gender roles for mothers and fathers are not useful.

Gender Roles Social Reform

The Working Woman and the Ballot, April 1908

Addams gives arguments for woman's suffrage, stressing that working class need it to be able to control some aspects of their lives.

Gender Roles Labor Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

The World's Food Supply and Woman's Obligation, May 3, 1918

Addams discusses changes in the government's view about the common good that have translated into effort to bring food security to larger populations.

England Food Conservation Food Shortages France Help!Italy Lectures Romania Russia Social Welfare World War I

The World's Food Supply and Woman's Obligation, May 3, 1918

Addams discusses changes in the government's view about the common good that have translated into effort to bring food security to larger populations. She features the efforts women have made to conserve food. The speech was given at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Conference.

Agriculture England Food Conservation Food Shortages Foreign Policy France Italy Lectures Romania Russia Social Welfare World War I

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