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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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James sends Addams a descriptive and financial report of the campaign activities of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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Addams discusses the beneficial effect of hard work on the morality of youth.

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Addams discusses the importance of including women in labor conferences and organizing and congratulates them on their efforts.

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Newspaper report of Addams' address to the South Side Woman's Club, dealing with how women can cope with the lack of servants by using prepared foods. The article was published under different headlines in multiple newspapers.

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Excerpts from Addams' speech discussing conditions for individual women workers who seek to improve wages and working conditions.

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Youngman criticizes Addams' argument that women working in factories are underpaid and, thus, more likely to become prostitutes.

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Post informs Addams that the newspaper coverage of the Women's Trade Union League's decision to move their meetings from Bowen Hall at Hull-House to the Chicago Federation of Labor Hall was inaccurate and designed to cause hard feelings.

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Addams discusses the role of American women as economic factors in the post-World War I global economy.

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Lindemann tells Addams about the plight of Germany and asks help employing German women.

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After reading Addams' article in McClure's Magazine, the unknown correspondent shares some of her own ideas about women in Panama and the Canal Zone.

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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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Prosser asks Addams for advice in selecting a woman to work for the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education.

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Writing in response to Addams' article on prostitution, Sheldon asks her why the temptations of vice do not doom all girls in similar situations.

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Neill telegrams Breckinridge that he thinks it best to secure an appropriation for a study on women workers before created a detailed plan.

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Neill updates Breckinridge about the status of getting funding for the women's labor study, suggesting that Addams should testify before the Congressional Committee.

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Addams offers an anecdote about girls in business.

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A short excerpt on Addams's belief that women will remain a factor in industry after the war.

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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.

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Addams argues for the implementation of a minimum wage for female workers.

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Bok suggests that Addams use pamphlets of Louise de Koven Bowen to fill her Ladies Home Journal columns while she is away in Egypt.

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Bok describes possible articles Addams can write for the Ladies' Home Journal.

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Addams provides the foreword for a report on the status of working girls, made by the National Federation of Settlements.

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Kellor suggests to Bok that she should write an article about the Progressive Party platform aimed at housewives.

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Kellor writes Addams about the Progressive Service organization and apologies for cancelling yet another visit to Chicago.

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Older asks Addams for a statement protesting Anita Whitney's sentence for the San Francisco Call.

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The text of a bill authorizing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate and report upon the industrial, social, moral, educational, and physical conditions of women and child workers in the United States.

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

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Roelofs asks Addams to support efforts to investigate and reform domestic labor practices.

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Lodge agrees to assist Breckinridge with her study of women's labor.

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Also known as The Pageant of Emancipation, April 10, 1929

Addams discusses the progress of women and their importance to society in the western world and in Asia at a regional meeting of the Young Woman's Christian Association.

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The newsletter discusses women's work in governmental departments.

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Tawney confirms that he will consider a study of women's labor and appropriation authorization is approved.

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Tower asks Addams to write an article about the working conditions of female servants for Good Housekeeping.

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The American Association for Labor Legislation prepared this form letter to gather support in Illinois for limiting work for women to 60 hours per week.

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Addams lobbies several Illinois state legislators to support the passage of a bill to limit women's labor to eight hours a day.

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Addams thanks Roelofs for materials on household employment, and refers her to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge and Edith Abbott.

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Addams thanks Robins for her donation and plans to use it at Hull-House to help women in the labor movement.

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Duncan tells the story of the proprietor of a brothel, whom he has convinced to get out of the prostitution business, and asks Addams to help her.

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Robins writes Addams to apologize for the newspaper reports about the Women's Trade Union League pulling their meetings from Hull-House.
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Campbell tells Addams of her experiences working for a wealthy family in Chicago and thanks Addams for what she does for the working class.

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Blackbourn asks Addams to recommend a woman to become chief officer of a state home for delinquent girls in Ohio.

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

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Addams argues for a minimum wage for female workers. This is the third article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and women's role in affecting change.

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An outline listing the Committee on Industrial Relations' steps to creating a safe and healthy workplace.

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A pledge sent to Women's International League for Peace and Freedom members in Palo Alto, California, swearing to join in an international women's strike if war should break out.

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Robinson outlines welfare efforts in England for a lecture.

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Addams discusses working conditions for women and advocates for a minimum wage for female workers.

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

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North discusses the availability of data on woman and child labor held by the Census Bureau and their efforts to compile it.

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