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Address at a Hull House Mothers' Meeting, February 6, 1919 (excerpt)

Addams tells a joke at the Hull House Mothers' meeting.

Children Hull-House Humor Lectures

Address at Meeting for Catherine Breshkovsky, January 22, 1905 (excerpt)

Addams spoke at a meeting of Chicago Russians to hear Madame Katherine Breshkovsky speak on Russian freedom.

Lectures Peace Russia

Address at Memorial for Teachers Who Perished in the Iroquois Theatre Fire, January 16, 1904 (excerpt)

Addams spoke at a memorial meeting for Iroquois Theater fire victims, organized by the Chicago Teacher's Federation, about the dangers of overlooking violations in fear of being seen as bad people.

Death Lectures

Address at the Civic Dedication of the Abraham Lincoln Centre, June 1, 1905

Addams discusses the role of public education in fostering democracy. The speech was given during the closing session of the General Congress of Religions, on June 1, and published on July 27.

Democracy Education

Address at the dedication of the Jenkin Lloyd Jones Chair of English Literature at Lincoln Memorial University, May 13, 1920 (Excerpts)

Addams tells stories about Jenkin Lloyd Jones at a dedication ceremony at Lincoln Memorial University.

Education Lectures Literature Religion

Address at the first annual meeting of the Woman's Peace Party, January 9, 1916

Addams discusses the goals of the Woman's Peace Party and hopes that a Conference of Neutral Nations will begin negotiations to end the war. The speech was given at the first annual meeting of the Woman's Peace Party.

Internationalism Lectures Peace World War I

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role that settlements play in improving the conditions of the poor. Only the portion of the article with Addams remarks has been included.

Charity Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Class

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role of class relations in the settlement movement. Only Addams' portion of the article was included.

Charity Lectures Settlement Movement Social Class

Address at the International Peace Congress, The Hague, December 13, 1922

Addams discusses peace through internationalism.

Disarmament Foreign Policy Internationalism League of Nations Lectures Peace Relief Efforts

Address at the Universal Peace Congress Banquet, October 7, 1904

Addams discusses the problem of inducing people to engage with the peace movement rather than following more nationalistic and warlike activities.

Conferences Labor Peace War

Address at the Woman's Peace Party Conference in Washington, January 10, 1915

Addams gave this speech at the Woman's Constructive Peace Conference in Washington, D.C., on the reasons why women need to become more active in politics and the peace movement.

Lectures Patriotism Peace War

Address Before the Nineteenth Century Club, October 14, 1907 (excerpts)

Addams argues that woman suffrage might impact the plight of fallen women who are preyed upon by men.

Crime Enforcement Lectures Morality Prostitution Woman Suffrage

Address of Miss Jane Addams on George Washington, February 23, 1903

Addams discusses George Washington's life, relating modern problems to the ideas that Washington had as a soldier, citizen, statesman, and planter.

Holidays Lectures

Address of Miss Jane Addams, Delivered at Carnegie Hall, July 9, 1915

Addams reports the efforts of the International Congress of Women, the delegations to heads of European countries, and her views on peace. The speech was given at Carnegie Hall on July 9 and published on July 31, 1915.

Foreign Policy Internationalism Lectures Morality Patriotism Peace War World War I

Eulogy for Murray Floyd Tuley, January 18, 1906 Also known as Address of Miss Jane Addams, January 18, 1906

Addams praises Judge Tuley for his dedication to the law and evenhanded decisions.

Eulogies Law

Address on Child Labor, May 9, 1923 (summary)

Addams urged China to study of child labor and work against it.

Child Labor China Lectures

Address on Civic Associations, January 12, 1912 (excerpts)

An excerpt from Addams's remarks at a January 12 City Club Housewarming, focused on Civic Associations' Night, where she discusses how civic associations can be bridges to connect diverse communities.

Democracy Government Immigrants Lectures Politics

Address on Costs of Child Insurance. January 4, 1903

Addams discusses the pros and cons of child insurance.

Child Welfare Children Lectures

Address on Henry Demarest Lloyd, November 29, 1903

Addams' memorial to Henry Demarest Lloyd discusses his life and character.

Eulogies Lectures

Address on Industrial Education, February 13, 1908 (summary)

Addams warns adults of some aspects of trade schools for boys. The speech was given at the first convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education on January 24, as part of a session entitled The Wage Earners' Benefit from Industrial Education.

Child Labor Education Lectures

Address on Industrial Education, November 16, 1906 Also known as The Importance of Industrial Education from the Social Standpoint, November 16, 1906

Addams' lectures at the founding meeting of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education on November 16, 1906, at Cooper Union, commenting on the need for practical education that works in the modern world. The speech was published in January 1907.

Child Labor Consumerism Education Lectures

Address on La Follette Campaign, October 20, 1924 (excerpt) Also known as Address to the Detroit Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, October 20, 1924 (excerpt)

In two Detroit speeches, Addams praises the candidacy of Robert La Follette for the presidency and offers impressions from her world trip.

Japan Lectures Peace Politics

Address on Occupational Therapy, September 1919

Addams discusses the work done in Chicago for helping those suffering from mental illness. Her talk was given at the third annual conference of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, held at Hull-House, from September 9 to September 11.

Disability Hull-House Lectures Onsite Philanthropy Social Work

Address on Settlements, June 24, 1909 (Summary)

A summary of Addams' address about Hull-House and its relationship with the neighbors it supports.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlements

Address on Street Trading, March 1909

Addams discusses a previous study on newsboys and argues that there are no child labor laws that protect them. These comments were made at the National Child Labor Committee annual meeting in January 1909.

Child Labor Conferences Legislation

Address on Swedish Famine, February 19, 1903 (excerpt)

Addams calls for a charitable response to aid the famine sufferers in Sweden, discussing the different kinds of charitable work in education and relief.

Charity Education Relief Efforts Sweden

Address on the Children's Bureau, January 21, 1909

Addams argues for the establishment of a federal bureau for the protection of children, especially regarding the issues of child labor and education. The speech was given before the Fifth National Child Labor Conference, held in Chicago.

Labor Politics

Address on the League of Nations, February 11, 1919

Addams addresses the Great Lakes Congress of the League to Enforce Peace, arguing for the importance of international cooperation after the war. The meeting was held in Chicago.

Charity Internationalism Lectures Peace

Address on the Non-Partisan League of Women Voters, September 7, 1923 (excerpt)

Addams spoke briefly alongside Chester Rowell to argue that women should use their votes to get the changes they want.

Hawaii Lectures Woman Suffrage

Address on the Second National Peace Congress, March 12, 1909 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the nature of the peace movement and the key players within it before the Chicago Association of Commerce.

Conferences Peace

Address on Unemployment, February 24, 1915

Addams spoke to the City Club about the unemployment crisis, explaining the role of Hull-House in providing space for public debate on the issue.

Charities Civil Service Employment Hull-House Hull-House Residents Jobs Lectures Philanthropy Social Welfare Social Work Unemployment

Address to B'rith Kodesh Temple, March 18, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the formation and goals of Hull-House in a speech to the B'rith Kodesh Temple.

Biography Lectures Settlement Movement

Address to Baltimore Society of Friends, October 30, 1919 (summary)

A summary of Addams' remarks to the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends about conditions in Europe and her trip through Germany.

Lectures Relief Efforts

Address to Congregational Ministers, October 31, 1921 (excerpt)

Addams argues that women can organize to prevent wars.

Military Peace

Address to Congregational Ministers, October 31, 1921 (excerpt)

Addams argues that international organizations of women will avert future wars.

League of Nations Lectures Peace

Address to Deering Company Strikers, April 29, 1903 (excerpt)

Addams' comments to striking girls about working conditions and labor organization. The strike, against the International Harvester Company, Deering Division, resulting in the shut down of the plant, putting 6,000 out of work. This is a portion of a longer article on the strike.

Labor Lectures

Address to Franklin Street Settlement, March 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams speaks to the Franklin Street Settlement in Detroit about working in a settlement.

Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Address to Hull House Woman's Club, April 16, 1902

Addams reports about Chicago's reputation on the East Coast as a dirty city.

Hull-House Lectures Sanitation

Address to Hull-House Woman's Club, October 9, 1901 (excerpts)

Addams discusses the evils of the sweatshop system and urges women to look for the union label when shopping for goods.

Labor Lectures

Address to Los Angeles YWCA, May 4, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams' discusses child labor before the Los Angeles YWCA.

Child Labor Lectures

Address to Merchant's Club, March 8, 1902

With Maud Booth, Addams addresses the Merchant's Club, appealing for aid in helping criminals and rescuing boys who may become criminals.

Crime Crime Enforcement Poverty

Address to Open National Child Labor Committee Campaign, February 3, 1919 (excerpt) Also known as Girl's Part in Reconstruction Work, February 3, 1919 (excerpt)

Addams opened the membership campaign for the National Child Labor Committee in Pittsburgh and spoke to the Western Pennsylvania League of Women Workers on the need

Child Labor Labor League of Nations Lectures Peace World War I

Address to Physicians, ca. January 1920 (excerpts)

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

Labor Lectures Youth

Address to Second Congressional District of Illinois, September 29, 1903

Addams addresses the Second Congressional District of Illinois asks Chicago woman's clubs to establish a scholarship for children of widows.

Charity Child Welfare

Address to the Badger Club, January 18, 1920

Addams discusses efforts to save starving children in Europe.

Europe Lectures Relief Efforts

Address to the Baltimore City Club, April 27, 1922 (summary)

Addams argues for the release of political prisoners and American intervention in the European food crisis.

Anti-radicalism Foreign Policy Lectures Relief Efforts

New Methods in Philanthropy, November 7, 1903 (excerpts) Also known as Address to the Catholic Women's League, November 7, 1903 (excerpts)

Addams speaks to the Catholic Women's League about the ways the poor are harmed by unthinking charitable efforts.

Child Labor Lectures Philanthropy Poverty

Amusement for the People, March 25, 1902 Also known as Address to the Charity Organization Society, March 25, 1902

Addams addresses a meeting at the United Charities building in New York and discusses how Hull-House makes use of its theater.

Lectures Theater

Address to the Chicago Business Women's Club, April, 1902

Addams addresses the Chicago Business Women's Club on factors that may cause children to grow into "tramps."

Child Labor Child Welfare Crime Lectures

Address to the Chicago Business Women's Club, January 13, 1903 (excerpt)

Newspaper summary of Addams' talk describing child labor in the Southern factories.

Child Labor Child Welfare Lectures Manufacturing

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Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Eulogy for Murray Floyd Tuley, January 18, 1906 Also known as Address of Miss Jane Addams, January 18, 1906

Address on Industrial Education, November 16, 1906 Also known as The Importance of Industrial Education from the Social Standpoint, November 16, 1906

Address on La Follette Campaign, October 20, 1924 (excerpt) Also known as Address to the Detroit Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, October 20, 1924 (excerpt)

Address to Open National Child Labor Committee Campaign, February 3, 1919 (excerpt) Also known as Girl's Part in Reconstruction Work, February 3, 1919 (excerpt)

New Methods in Philanthropy, November 7, 1903 (excerpts) Also known as Address to the Catholic Women's League, November 7, 1903 (excerpts)

Amusement for the People, March 25, 1902 Also known as Address to the Charity Organization Society, March 25, 1902

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