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Dorothy Detzer to Jane Addams, May 3, 1926

Detzer updates Addams on her protesting a bill in Congress.

Conscription Government Legislation Peace United States

Some Facts Concerning Military Training at State Universities, 1925

Stockwell details the emergence of military training at state universities.

Education Legislation Military Peace Publications

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, November 13, 1925

Andrews tells Addams that the criticism she sent about the article on the American Association for Labor Legislation was uninformed.

Labor Legislation

Women's Peace Union Brochure, ca. July 1925

The Peace Union's brochure includes a draft amendment to make war illegal and a declaration of independence from war.

Legislation Peace War

Sidney Lewis Gulick to Jane Addams, April 1, 1924

Gulick tells Addams about the efforts of the Committee in regard to the House Immigration Bill and seeks financial support.

Foreign Policy Japan Requests United States

Florence Kelley to Jane Addams, October 11, 1924

Kelley gives Addams a sense of the publicity campaign to pass the Child Labor amendment.

Child Labor Government Journalism Law

Harold LeClair Ickes to Jane Addams, March 12, 1924

Ickes lists out Hiram W. Johnson's legislative effort of interest to women.

Child Labor Child Welfare Education Finances Housing Immigration Juvenile Delinquency Labor Politics Prisons Prostitution Women's Rights

Statement on Blue Laws, November 29, 1920

Addams, Stedman and Mathes oppose the establishment of Eastern "blue laws" in the Midwest.

Morality

Anna Elizabeth Rude to Jane Addams, March 17, 1920

Rude asks Addams to testify for the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Bill to be discussed at Congress.

Child Welfare Government Maternal Welfare Requests

Comments on the Illinois Women's Eight Hour Bill, May 15, 1925

Addams discusses the impact of the proposed Illinois’ “Eight Hour Bill” on both men and women workers. She spoke at a meeting of the Joint Committee for the Women's Eight Hour Bill held at the Morrison Hotel.

Child Labor Lectures Legislation

Senate Bill #344 Should Be Defeated Because, May 2, 1921

An argument for the defeat of an Illinois bill that would loosen restrictions on child labor.

Child Labor Illinois Legislation Theater

Harriet Park Thomas to Woman's Peace Party, February 9, 1917

Thomas discusses the formation of the Emergency Peace Committee and points discussed at the meeting.

Legislation Meetings Memberships Peace Politics World War I

Joint Resolution for the Maintenance of Peace in Armenia, December 1919

The Armenian Union sends the text of a resolution to recognize Armenian independence and asks for signatures of support.

Armenia Legislation

Owen Reed Lovejoy to Jane Addams, November 22, 1918

Lovejoy writes about what must be implemented in regards to the physical examination of working children.

Child Labor Legislation

Katherine Davis Cumberson to Jane Addams, April 23, 1918

Cumberson explains to Addams that a resolution she created has been rendered null and void due to developments regarding the war.

Legislation Peace Politics World War I

Amendments to the Draft Law, February 1918

A suggested amendment to Draft Law proposes that last or only children be exempted from military service and that men pursuing post-graduate study be exempted to preserve teaching and investigation.

Conscription Legislation World War I

Virginia Barton Swan Dales to Jane Addams, February 5, 1918

Dales hopes that Addams will use her influence to help pass an amendment to the Draft Law of 1917.

Conscription Legislation Peace Politics World War I

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Virginia Barton Swan Dales, February 5, 1918

Karsten tells Dales that Addams wants to send her request through the Woman's Peace Party's legislative committee who can determine whether or not to support the amendments to the Draft Law of 1917.

Conscription Legislation Peace

Addison Charles Thomas to Jane Addams, May 9, 1917

Thomas asks Addams to support agricultural legislation to prevent widespread hunger.

Agriculture Legislation Requests

Everybody's Life-Saving Pledge, 1917

Werkheiser writes a pledge that advocates for the safe use of weapons and peaceful sports.

Death Law Sports

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Mary Louise McLaughlin, May 2, 1917

Karsten tells McLaughlin that they have no information on the contents of the Espionage Bill.

Legislation Peace World War I

Joseph Patrick Tumulty to Jane Addams, February 23, 1917

Tumulty informs Addams that her issues with the Espionage Bill will be brought to the attention of Wilson.

Legislation

Jane Addams to Woodrow Wilson, February 21, 1917

Addams calls Wilson's attention to a congressional bill on espionage which she believes threatens the freedoms of US citizens.

Democracy Free Speech Legislation Requests

Katherine Cumberson Davis to Jane Addams, February 20, 1917

Cumberson regrets being unable to attend the Peace Conference in the city but has been encouraging people to write the President about the impending war and informs Addams that her physical education bill has been met with support.

Conferences Education Legislation Peace

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Margaret Jane Hunter Spiegel, February 19, 1917

Karsten sends Hunter a copy of a congressional bill which repeals the draft section of army legislation.

Legislation Military Politics

Margaret Jane Hunter Spiegel to Jane Addams, February 12, 1917

Hunter commends Addams for her success in social work thus far and urges her to keep fighting for the rights of young soldiers and their mothers.

Legislation Military Praise Requests War Youth

Theodore Roosevelt's Labor Record, ca. August 1912

An eight-page pamphlet summarizing Roosevelt's political record on labor.

Child Labor Labor Legislation Manufacturing Politics

William Draper Lewis to Sir, January 16, 1913

Draper announces the formation of the Progressive Party's Legislative Bureau, its composition, and its duties.

Legislation Politics

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Meyer London, February 15, 1916

Karsten informs Meyer that she received his letter addressed to Addams, and expresses her hope that she will be forwarded copies of the hearing Meyer is attending before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Legislation Politics

Jane Addams et al. to Booker T. Washington, December 7, 1912

Addams et al. ask Washington to join the American Association for Labor Legislation campaign.

Industry Labor Memberships Requests

Jane Addams et al. to Booker T. Washington, February 13, 1913

Addams seeks Washington's aid in a campaign for labor regulations.

Labor Legislation Politics Requests

Owen Reed Lovejoy to Jane Addams, July 12, 1915

Lovejoy asks Addams to assist in raising funds for the National Child Labor Committee, which is feeling the impact of the war on its finances.

Child Labor Finances Requests

Jane Addams to George Sutherland, November 25, 1909

Addams seeks Senator Sutherland's support for the establishment of a Federal Children's Bureau, arguing that it would allow the gathering of information currently not possible.

Child Welfare Juvenile Delinquency Legislation Politics Requests

Remarks on Women and Public Responsibilities, August 9, 1914

Addams expresses why the time is now that women should be able to vote, with in regards to the social power women have which can be used for political power.

Child Labor Child Welfare Consumerism Industry Jobs Labor Legislation Philanthropy Politics Progressive Social Reform Social Welfare Social Work Woman Suffrage Women's Rights Writings

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.

Charity Child Welfare Civil Service Finances Illinois Legislation Microfilm Philanthropy Politics Poverty Social Welfare

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.

Charity Child Welfare Civil Service Illinois Legislation Philanthropy Politics Poverty Social Welfare

Congressional Testimony on Woman Suffrage, December 3, 1913

Testimony of Addams and Anna Shaw before a Congressional Committee on Rules regarding woman's suffrage.

Democracy Feminism Government Legislation Politics Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Statement on Labor Actions, January 2, 1912

Newspaper report of an Addams' statement about the causes of violent labor actions being antiquated laws.

Anarchism Crime Labor Legislation

The Struggle of Life Above the Poverty Line, September 26, 1913

Addams' speaks on the impact of poverty at the National Federation of Settlements in Pittsburgh.

Charity Conferences Labor Lectures Legislation Poverty Settlement Movement

Remarks on the Funds for Parents Act, ca. September 26, 1913

Addams discusses the Funds to Parents Act, which provides charitable support for impoverished children.

Charity Lectures Legislation Poverty

Pen and Book as Tests of Character, January 4, 1913

Addams provides an argument against literacy tests for immigrants, proposed by the Burnett Bill recently pased by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Education Government Immigration Legislation Racism

Jane Addams Sees Progressives as Children's Hope, September 25, 1912

Addams explains the Progressive Party's approach to child labor and legislation.

Child Labor Education Legislation

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, November 21, 1912

Andrews asks Addams, as a member of the Committee on Unemployment, to assist with a report for the American Association for Labor Legislation.

Labor Memberships Requests Unemployment

Testimony Before State Judicial Committee on Child Labor, April 13, 1905 (excerpts)

Addams testifies that the system of child labor destroys genius, and how work on the stage damages children.

Child Labor Children Illinois Legislation Theater

Mike F. Matheny to Jane Addams, November 29, 1912

Matheny informs Addams about the Progressive legislation agenda and suffrage in West Virginia and asks her to be a part of it all.

Child Labor Labor Legislation Requests

William Draper Lewis to Jane Addams, December 24, 1913

Lewis asks for Addams' suggestions on legislative language related to the recall of judicial decisions.

Legislation Requests

William Draper Lewis to Thomas Ignatius Parkinson, December 22, 1913

Lewis asks the Drafting Association to work on creating legislation for workmen's compensation.

Labor Legislation

William Draper Lewis to Jane Addams, December 22, 1913

Lewis asks for Addams' approval of the wording of a draft of the Progressive Party's Workmen's Compensation Act.

Labor Legislation

Ten Years' Experience in Illinois, March 12, 1911

A published version of Addams' lecture on March 12 at the National Child Labor Committee Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, in which she discussed child labor legislation in Illinois.

Child Labor Education Lectures Legislation Recreation

Statement on Illinois State Senate Bill 233 (Child Actor Bill), April 25, 1911

Addams' testimony before an Illinois State Senate committee as the leader of a contingent to oppose legislation in Illinois that would exempt child actors from the state's 1903 Child Labor Law.

Child Labor Government Legislation Theater

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