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World Efforts Toward World Peace, December 7, 1929 (excerpts)

Addams challenges her generation to be the one that makes peace permanent at a talk at New York's town Hall.

Speech to the Young Men's Christian Association, January 18, 1920

Addams discusses the deportation of radicals and post-war efforts to address hunger. The speech was delivered at the Young Men's Christian Association at the University of Wisconsin.

Anti-radicalism Immigrants Labor Lectures

Profiles: Rampant but Respectable, December 14, 1929

Smith writes a profile of Lillian D. Wald, describing her work at the Henry Street Settlement

Settlement Movement

Interview with Frank Cipriani on Prohibition, November 27, 1929

Addams argues that prohibition would work more effectively if both the gangsters and law enforcement were disarmed.

Disarmament Prohibition

Address in Springfield, November 12, 1929 (summary)

Addams discusses the conditions needed for world peace.

Internationalism Lectures Peace

Recent Efforts Towards World Peace, November 10, 1929

Addams argues that peace can only come through arbitration and disarmament at a speech to the Conference of Jewish Women's Organizations in St. Louis.

Arbitration Disarmament Lectures Peace

Interview on German Women Pacifists, June 9, 1919

Addams speaks with a reporter about her impressions of German pacifists at the International Congress of Women.

Austria Conferences Germany Peace

Prohibition as Seen From Hull House, October 19, 1929

Addams argues that Prohibition has had a good impact on the neighborhood around Hull-House. This article is repurposed from Addams's article in the Survey.

Hull-House Prohibition

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

Statement on Return from Europe, September 21, 1929

Addams discusses women's desire for peace and the obstacles in its way.

Peace Travels

Statement on Pacifism and Patriotism, January 13, 1926

Addams meets with Corydon Hopkins to discuss his criticism of her pacifism as unpatriotic.

Criticism Pacifism Patriotism

Statement on Girls and Marriage, August 10, 1929

Addams argues that girls who are too picky may end up unmarried.

Humor Marital Relations Youth

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

Lecture to the Tucson Collegiate Club, March 16, 1929 (summary)

Addams discussed international women's organizations and the role of college women in addressing social problems.

Education Lectures Women's Rights

Speech to the Tucson Woman's Club, March 4, 1929 (summary)

Addams tells the Tucson Woman's Club about the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Conferences Hull-House Lectures

Speech to the Tucson Business and Professional Women's Club, March 2, 1929 (summary)

Addams discusses her involvement in women's clubs and its impact on her work.

Clubs Lectures

Statement on Police Brutality during Picketing, February 23, 1914 (excerpts)

Addams notes the role of private detectives in violence during picketing.

Labor Police

Statement on Acquittal of Ellen Gates Starr, March 21, 1914

Addams tells reporters that she is happy that Ellen Starr was acquitted of disorderly conduct.

Labor Law

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

Speech to the Tucson Women's Club, February 14, 1929 (excerpt)

Addams argues that world peace is coming as nations learn to settle disputes.

Arbitration Peace

Committee on Militarism in Education form, ca. January, 1929

The Committee's form for donations.

Requests

The Committee on Militarism in Education: Origin and Aims, ca. January, 1929

The Committee details its history and current efforts in a brochure.

Education Government Military Social Reform War Youth

Committee on Militarism in Education, ca. January, 1929

The Committee summarizes its efforts to remove compulsory military training from schools.

Education Military

Statement on Bill for Navy Cruisers, November 19, 1928

Addams opposes a bill to fund the construction of fifteen naval cruisers because it is hypocritical.

Diplomacy Foreign Policy Military Peace

Statement on Herbert Hoover, October 17, 1928

Addams endorses Herbert Hoover for president at his campaign headquarters.

Agriculture Politics Prohibition

Statement on the Impact of Prohibition, August 30, 1928

Addams remarks on the improvement in the Hull-House neighborhoods since prohibition took effect.

Hull-House Prohibition

Statement on the Kellogg Peace Pact, September 14, 1928

Addams praises the Kellogg Peace Pact in a short interview on her return from the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Government Peace Prohibition

Interview wit Los Gatos Star, September 13, 1928

Addams discusses prohibition, her plan to vote in the presidential election, and the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Conferences Politics Prohibition Women's Rights

Statement on the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference, September 6, 1928

Addams compliments the American women of Chinese and Japanese descent in Hawaii.

Patriotism Race

Interview with Louise Landis, September 5, 1928

Landis interviews Addams on her return from Hawaii and she describes the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Conferences Prohibition Women's Rights

Statement on the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, September 4, 1928

Addams argues that the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has no quarrel with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Criticism Free Speech Peace

Pan-Pacific Conference, October 4, 1928

The Argus reports on a meeting of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom about the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Australia Conferences Peace

Women and Peace, October 4, 1928

The Age reports on a meeting of the Australian branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Australia Peace

Women Discuss World Peace, September 29, 1928

The Age reports that the Australian Federation of Women Voters resolved to call on its government to support disarmament.

Australia Disarmament Peace

Speech to the Honolulu League of Women Voters, August 23, 1928 (summary)

Addams advises the League of Women Voters to appeal to women's own lives in order to increase their political participation.

Lectures Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Luncheon Talk to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Hawaiian Section, August 21, 1928 (summary)

Addams tells of the history of the Women's League for Peace and Freedom at a luncheon in Honolulu.

Conferences Peace

Lecture on Segregated Vice and Human Trafficking, August 20, 1928 (summary) Also known as Luncheon talk to the Pan-Pacific Club, August 20, 1928 (summary)

Addams argued that vice would cease if the segregated districts in the Pacific were dissolved.

Conferences Human Trafficking Lectures Morality

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Lecture on Segregated Vice and Human Trafficking, August 20, 1928 (summary) Also known as Luncheon talk to the Pan-Pacific Club, August 20, 1928 (summary)