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Jane Addams to Belle Case La Follette, July 6, 1911

Addams expresses her concern to La Follette that the After School Club is not a charity.

Charities Children Education

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Julia Clifford Lathrop, October 24, 1911

Lindsey writes Lathrop for Jane Addams' opinions about the Boy Scouts of America.

Children Requests

Jane Addams to Benjamin Barr Lindsey, October 28, 1911

Addams writes Lindsey about the positive effects of the Boy Scouts.

Children Hull-House

Unknown to Louise de Koven Bowen, November 1, 1911

An unsigned letter discusses farm property in the Evanston area for sale and suggests that it could serve Hull-House as a camp or summer location.

Children Hull-House Recreation Requests

Statement on Santa Claus, December 9, 1911

Addams extols the benefits of cultivating a belief in Santa Claus among children. It was part of a larger article, "We Believe in Santa Claus," published in a variety of newspapers.

Children Holidays Religion

Jane Addams to Harriet Monroe, December 15, 1911

Addams sends Monroe some poetry written by an Italian boy in the Hull-House neighborhood and asks her to evaluate their potential for publication.

Children Poetry Requests

A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, Chapter III: Lack of Moral Education and Its Dangers, January 1912

Addams expounds upon the role of religious education in keeping youth from vice and examines the difficult standards to which young women are held. This is the third in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published as A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil later in the year.

Child Welfare Children Education Government Morality Prostitution Religion Sex Hygiene

Statement at the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society Meeting, January 30, 1912

Addams notes that Peter Bartzen was not among the National Institute of Arts and Letters's forty "immortals."

Children Education

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

The Progressive Party and the Needs of Children, August-September, 1912

Addams discusses the formation of the Progressive Party and its ideals, starting with children's needs. She notes that the party supports efforts to curb child labor, and to encourage education. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

Children Crime Education Labor

Clara Beebe Spence to Jane Addams, August 11, 1912

Spence congratulates Addams for her nominating speech at the Progressive Party Convention and sends his wishes that she is now resting in Maine.

Children Politics Travels

The Children of the Nation, September 1912

Addams argues that the improvement of education for children starts with the improvement of their work conditions and environment and that a national effort is necessary so that every child is protected.

Child Labor Children Education

What Should Our Schools Do for Boys and Girls of 14?, September 22, 1912

Addams advocates for the education of young children alongside Young in the form of vocational training.

Child Labor Child Welfare Children Education

A Plea for More Play, More Pay and More Education for Our Factory Girls and Boys, 1913

An essay collected from Addams' writings on children, child labor, and recreational opportunities in the city.

Child Labor Child Welfare Children Education Recreation

Montgomery Black Cowperthwait to Jane Addams, January 30, 1913

Cowperthwait writes Addams about her book A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil and explains his experiments and ideas on sex.

Children Eugenics Gender Roles Morality Population

Miss Addams, February 1913

Addams argues that the improvement of education for children starts with the improvement of their work conditions and environment and that a national effort is necessary so that every child is protected. This is the second article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.

Child Labor Children Education Social Work

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, June 1, 1913

Addams asks Blaine for a donation to the Hull-Hull-House Outing Fund. The letter, which probably went out to numerous others, was sent while Addams was abroad.

Children Hull-House Philanthropy Recreation Requests

Recreation -- A Function of City Government, July 1, 1913 (fragment)

Addams discusses the role of a lack of recreation for youth as a source of political corruption and argues for the establishment of regulated public spaces to encourage cooperative and positive relationships.

Children Education Politics Recreation Youth

Miss Addams, August 1913

Using her home Nineteenth Ward in Chicago as an example, Addams explains how political corruption is born in the corruption of youth and argues for the establishment of regulated public spaces to encourage cooperative and positive relationships instead. This is the eighth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.