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John A. Corn to Jane Addams, December 19, 1911

Corn offers Addams his argument for the sterilization of sex offenders as the only way to curb vice and prostitution.

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

Interview at the Kingsley House Settlement Farm, September 25, 1913

Addams is quoted on her views on fashion, eugenics and suffrage.

Eugenics Fashion Woman Suffrage

How Votes Could Help, September 27, 1913 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the impact that woman suffrage will have in Chicago.

Eugenics Politics Woman Suffrage

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, May 29, 1914

Addams discusses Ransom, who studied families of "feeble-minded" children in Chicago.

Child Welfare Children Education Eugenics Research

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 4, 1914

Lathrop thanks Addams for sending her some the illuminating material on the "feeble-minded" (not found).

Eugenics Thanks

Alexander Agnew McCormick to Jane Addams, June 10, 1914

McCormick sends Addams a letter regarding the composition of the committee for feeble-mindedness and invites her to attend the meeting.

Child Welfare Eugenics Meetings Requests

Paul J. Leidigh to Jane Addams, June 20, 1914

Leidigh asks Addams for a recommendation to fill an opening as head resident for the Swope Center.

Eugenics Jobs Requests Settlements

A Peace Movement, May 1, 1915

Zenner believes that the ten points he has selected for speakers at mass meetings will draw more people to the peace movement.

Eugenics Lectures Military Peace War

Statement on the Bollinger Baby, November 18, 1915

Addams denounces Dr. H. J. Haiselden who refused to operate on a defective infant on the request of its parents.

Eugenics Medicine

Illinois Vigilance Association, May 2, 1921

A description of the Illinois Vigilance Association's new campaign.

Eugenics Illinois Social Purity

Memorandum on the Study of the Races, August 18, 1922

Thomas outlines a possible book on race and immigration, focusing on how immigrants assimilate and how their customs shape their lives.

Eugenics Immigrants Race Settlements

New Factors in American Japanese Relations and a Constructive Proposal, January 21, 1925

Gulick discusses Japanese-American foreign relations and how they have been impacted by the Great Kanto Earthquake and the anti-Japanese immigration laws passed in the United States.

Courts Eugenics Foreign Policy Government Immigration International Affairs Japan Journalism Law Racism United States

Comments on Racial Superiority, December 27, 1925 (summary)

Addams argues that Nordic races are not superior to others.

Eugenics Lectures Race

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