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International Congress of Women Schedule, May 12-17, 1919

A program of meetings held at the International Congress of Women in Zurich in 1919.

Conferences Peace Women's Rights World War I

Lillian D. Wald to Clara Ragaz-Nadig, April 1918

Wald replies to a telegram from Ragaz.

Conferences

Édouard Eguène François Descamps and Francesco Ruffini to Jane Addams, June 20, 1920

Descamps and Ruffini write Addams regarding potential attendance to a League of Nations Union meeting.

Conferences Internationalism Peace Requests

Emily Maud Leaf to Jane Addams, June 14, 1920

Leaf sends Addams literature (not found) on the work of the Fight the Famine Council.

Food Shortages Relief Efforts Requests

Jane Addams to Anna Garlin Spencer, March 10, 1920

Addams confirms the date of a meeting set by Spencer and addresses her concerns regarding WILPF leadership.

Conferences Help!Lectures Travels

Jane Addams to Florence Kelley, March 10, 1920

Addams agrees to two speaking arrangements requested of her by Kelley.

Conferences Lectures Travels

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, November 1, 1919

Balch sends Addams a copy of the report she is sending to the London Economic Conference.

Conferences Economics Europe Food Shortages

Julia Grace Wales to Jane Addams, February 23, 1916

Wales updates Addams regarding the conference in Stockholm and asks her to wire information to Ford.

Conferences Democracy Peace Requests Sweden

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Paul Underwood Kellogg, May 20, 1919

Karsten replies to Kellogg in relation to Addams attending a meeting of the Survey Board in Atlantic City.

Conferences Memberships Requests

Louis Paul Lochner to Eleanor Daggett Karsten, February 25, 1918

Lochner sends Karsten programs and resolutions adopted recently by a national conference of labor, socialist and radical organizations.

Conferences Democracy Peace Socialism

Alice Thacher Post to Jane Addams, December 10, 1918

Post gives Addams updates on the arrangements of the International Peace Congress, including another woman interested in attending.

Conferences Peace Travels

Jane Addams to ICWPP, International Congress of Women After the War, National Committees of Five, November 1916

Addams explains the travel and meeting arrangements for the National Committees of Five and Delegates and Alternates of the International Congress of Women.

Conferences Internationalism Memberships Peace Travels

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, April 10, 1918

Karsten informs Addams of a Women's Conference to be held around April 14th and is eager that many American women send their greetings.

Conferences Peace Switzerland

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Anne Withington, April 9, 1918

Karsten responds to Withington and is especially curious about the conference she plans to attend in Stockholm.

Conferences Memberships Peace Switzerland

Anne Withington to Jane Addams, April 4, 1918

Withington tells Addams about the sentiments among members of the WPP which are contrary to goals of peace.

Conferences Memberships Peace Requests

Address to the Kindergarten Union Convention, April 13, 1901

Addams comments on the importance of kindergarten in settlement work at the close of a convention of the International Kindergarten Union.

Benjamin De Jong van Beek en Donk to Jane Addams, October 10, 1917

De Jong Van Beek en Donk tells Addams that the International Conference for the Study of a League of Nations has been postponed and invites her to participate.

Internationalism Peace

Fourth Annual City Conference of Women Trade Unionists, October 1917

Listing of Women Trade Union League of Chicago delegates attending the conference and number of days and meals required.

Clubs Finances Meetings

Agnes Nestor to Margaret F. Leach, October 1, 1917

Nestor thanks Leach for the accommodations provided to the Women's Trade Union League at the Bowen Country Club.

Conferences

Louis Paul Lochner to Lola Maverick Lloyd, September 21, 1915

Lochner complains about the state of finances for paying speakers on the west coast, but still hopes that Addams, Schwimmer, or MacMillan will be able to give an address.

Conferences Finances Requests

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, June 14, 1917

Balch tells Addams of her plan to travel to Europe as well as her impressions of the Conference on Democracy and Terms of Peace.

Conferences Travels

Jane Addams to Emily Greene Balch, July 14, 1917

Addams tells Balch that she is writing an account of a conference in Chicago and welcomes Balch's suggestions to an international program.

Conferences Internationalism Meetings

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, July 10, 1917

Karsten tells Addams that a conference went well.

Conferences

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Grace Hoffman White, July 6, 1917

Karsten sends White copies of Addams' article and informs her of the details of a conference.

Conferences Peace Writings

Jane Addams to American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace -- Committee on Literature, July 3, 1917

Addams denies the Committee's request to use her name in a leaflet and notifies them she is unable to attend their conference.

Conferences Requests

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, June 21, 1917

Kellogg describes the events at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, particularly with regard to peace.

Conferences Criticism Free Speech Peace World War I

Mabel L. Hyers to Jane Addams, November 24, 1915

Hyers updates Addams on her activities since returning to Chicago.

Conferences Peace

Fannie Fern Phillips Andrews to Jane Addams, November 24, 1915

Andrews informs Addams that the Congress was postponed and all American invitations had been captured by French authorities. She also praises Addams' efforts for a Neutral Conference.

Meetings Neutrality Peace Praise