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Charity and Social Justice, June 11, 1910

Printed version of Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

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Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910 (excerpt)

Newspaper report of Addams' speech at the conference of Charities and Correction in St. Louis discussing state of charitable work.

Charity Lectures Poverty Social Work

Jane Addams to Bolton Hall, November 2, 1910

Addams writes Bolton to deny being interviewed by The American Suffragette, to express her admiration for Kropotkin's Fields, Factories, and Workshops, and to invite Bolton to Hull-House.

Charity Poverty

Frances Collins Palmer to Jane Addams, January 24, 1911

Palmer asks Addams to help her discover the true circumstances of an impoverished family member living in Chicago.

Charity Finances Poverty Requests

Mary H. Porter to Jane Addams, February 1, 1911

Potter praises Addams for Twenty Years at Hull-House and describes settlement work in China.

Charity China Praise Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, April 14, 1911

Addams sends Blaine a request from Catherine Miles Hall, who is seeking funding for her school in Indiana.

Charity Education Requests

William Kent to Jane Addams, May 11, 1911

Kent asks Addams to approach Anita Blaine about making a donation to the presidential campaign of Robert LaFollette.

Charity Politics

William H. Redington to Jane Addams, December 18, 1911

Redington praises Addams' recent magazine articles, sends a donation, and tells her about his factory in which he employs women.

Charity Labor Praise

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, December 23, 1911

Taylor thanks Addams for gathering subscriptions for Chicago Commons after the death of Mary Matz.

Charity Praise Requests Settlements

Jane Addams to Dorothy North, January 9, 1912

Addams thanks North for her donation, which will provide coal for poor families.

Charity Hull-House

The Humanitarian Value of Civil Service, April 6, 1912

Addams discusses the weakness of civil service as a force for humanitarianism, detailing the shortcomings of the public takeover of efforts that were previously in the domain of private individuals and charities.

Charity Civil Service Government Public Health

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, April 16, 1912

Addams sends Breckinridge a letter (not found) from a woman seeking a scholarship.

Charity Requests

Frank A. Steuert to Jane Addams, July 15, 1912

On behalf of Cyrus McCormick, Steuert writes Addams that a $100 donation will be coming to Hull House.

Charity

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, July 23, 1912

Addams thanks Blaine for her donation to the Hull House to support "outings" for children.

Charity Children Hull-House Thanks

Jacob Henry Schiff to Jane Addams, September 5, 1912

Schiff sends Addams birthday wishes and a donation to Hull-House.

Celebrations Charity

A Modern Lear, November 2, 1912

In 1894, Addams gave a speech to the Chicago Woman's Club and the Twentieth Century Club about the Pullman strike. The speech was not published until 18 years later, in the November 1912 Survey. In it, she draws comparisons between the key players in the strike, particularly George Pullman, and Shakespeare's dysfunctional royal family.

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Flora Hartley Greene to Jane Addams, ca. 1913

Greene regrets that she is unable to provide a donation to support labor legislation, but she offers her time, instead.

Charity Labor Legislation

Why Women Are Concerned with the Larger Citizenship: Philanthropy and Politics, 1913

Addams discusses how philanthropic activities become political activities, citing instances from her own work in Chicago.

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The Struggle of Life Above the Poverty Line, 1913 (excerpts)

Addams' speech to the National Federation of Settlements on the impact of poverty, reprinted in shortened form in the conference proceedings.

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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

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

Alfred Landon, Baker, Daniel Miner Lord, and Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, December 8, 1913

The group asks Blaine for a donation to help provide playgrounds for children.

Charity Children Recreation Requests

Jane Addams et al. to Edward C. Brown, February 4, 1914

Addams and others ask Brown for a donation to the American Association for Labor Legislation.

Charity Labor Requests

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.

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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.

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