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Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, November 28, 1902
Addams invites Blaine to lead the Consumers League.
Child Labor and Pauperism, May 9, 1903 (draft)
Addams' draft speech, on child labor and education, given at the National Conference of Charities and Correction, in Atlanta.
Lecture to the University of Chicago, August 1, 1903 (excerpt)
Addams' speaks to the Consumer's League about the dangers of sweat shops and child labor.
The Servant Problem, September 1903
Addams discusses the condition of domestic servants with regard to introducing new industries in the home, the move for shorter hours, and collective housekeeping.
Child Labor and Pauperism, October 3, 1903
Addams describes child labor and education in Chicago, especially among immigrants. This is a slightly modified version of "Child Labor and Pauperism," which had earlier appeared in the proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. It is also the full version of the "Child and Pauperism" fragment.
Child Labor and Pauperism (fragment), October 3, 1903
Addams describes the situation of child labor and education in Chicago, especially in the case of immigrants.
Child labor as a Factor in the Increase of Pauperism, October 4, 1903
Addams recounts some of the ways child labor has ruined the future of those children exposed to it.
Child Labor Legislation: A Requisite for Industrial Efficiency, May 1905
Addams discusses the evil effects of child labor on labor practices and education.
The Operation of Illinois Child Labor Law, March 1906
Addams discusses how child labor laws in Illinois have impacted children's access to education and the dangers of weakening it. This is a reprint of a speech given on December 16, 1905 at the Annual Meeting of the National Child Labor Committee
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.
A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, Chapter II: Economic Pressure and Its Inevitable Results, December 1911
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.
Why Women Should Vote, January 25, 1912
Addams connects woman suffrage with social work, arguing that women's voices are necessary for the improvement of social and labor conditions and that all -- social workers and housewives -- have a stake in making laws, which protect women, children, and families. Addams likely gave this speech on multiple occasions. This speech was also published in the Chicago Tribune on February 4, 1912.
Charles Zueblin to Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, July 1913 Also known as A Progressive Labor Policy
Zueblin argues that a deliberate labor policy from the Progressive Party is the key to its survival.
Remarks on Women and Public Responsibilities, August 9, 1914
Addams expresses why the time is now that women should be able to vote, with in regards to the social power women have which can be used for political power.
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