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Resolution Calling for Addams to be Appointed to the Arbitration Commission for the Miner's Strike, October 17, 1902
Reports the creation of a resolution by the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs to name Jane Addams to President Roosevelt's commission to settle a miner's strike.
Address to the Initiative and Referendum League, October 26, 1902 (excerpts)
Addams discusses the benefits to having a referendum system.
Albert Shaw to Jane Addams, July 24, 1904
Shaw writes Addams about the papers to be read at the municipal government conference.
Problems of Municipal Administration, January 1905 Also known as Municipal Administration, September 1904
Addams finds the causes for breakdowns in municipal administration in eighteenth century idealism that foundered against nineteenth century increases in population, industry and commerce. This speech was originally given on September 25, 1904 at the International Congress of Arts and Sciences in St. Louis, MO.
Problems of Municipal Administration, 1906
Addams finds the causes for breakdowns in municipal administration in eighteenth century idealism that foundered against nineteenth century increases in population, industry and commerce. The speech was originally given on September 25, 1904 at the International Congress of Arts and Sciences in St. Louis, MO.
Recent Immigration: A Field Neglected by the Scholar, January 1905
Addams delivered this commencement address at the University of Chicago on December 20, 1904, the first woman to be a commencement speaker at the college.
The Modern City and the Municipal Franchise for Women, 1906
Addams discusses the history of suffrage and argues that women in modern, urban societies need the vote.
Charles Patrick Neill to Jane Addams, January 29, 1906
Neill offers Addams advice and assistance in securing an investigation of the condition of women workers.
Charles Patrick Neill to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, January 29, 1906
Neill updates Breckinridge about the status of getting funding for the women's labor study, suggesting that Addams should testify before the Congressional Committee.
Charles P. Neill to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, January 30, 1906
Neill telegrams Breckinridge that he thinks it best to secure an appropriation for a study on women workers before created a detailed plan.
James Albertus Tawney to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, January 31, 1906
Tawney confirms that he will consider a study of women's labor and appropriation authorization is approved.
William Boyd Allison to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, February 1, 1906
Allison offers to help with passing an appropriation for a study on women and labor, but notes that it must come from Charles McNeill at the Department of Commerce and Labor.
Henry Cabot Lodge to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, February 1, 1906
Lodge agrees to assist Breckinridge with her study of women's labor.
Sophonisba P. Breckinridge to Jane Addams, February 3, 1906
Breckinridge returns some materials about the lobbying for an investigation of working conditions for women and discusses the status of the work.
How the Average Citizen Is Ignored in Our System of Government, March 1, 1906
Addams argues that government services let down the poor and the immigrants. This is a shortened version of the "Problems of Municipal Administration,"
Probation Work Under Civil Service, March 17, 1906
Addams discusses the experiences of Chicago probation officers and the profession of civil service.
H. R. 17562, March 30, 1906
The text of a bill authorizing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate and report upon the industrial, social, moral, educational, and physical conditions of women and child workers in the United States.
Municipal Housekeeping, July, 22, 1906
Addams discusses the shift from industrialism to humanism.
Tie on Widening Plan, November 27, 1906 (fragment) Also known as Tie Vote in Council on Halsted Street, November 27, 1906
Description of the November 26, 1906 City Council meeting on the question of widening Halsted Street, which ended in a draw.
A National Children's Bureau and a National Investigation of the Labor of Women and Children, December 14, 1906
Addams' speech before the National Child Labor Committee in Cincinnati calls for government regulations to protect women and children.
National Protection for Children, January 1907
Addams discusses the responsibility of the State for the public health and sanitation and child labor.
Statement Against Expanding the Navy, January 15, 1909 (summary)
Newspaper report of a leaflet Addams and others produced in opposition to the enlargement of the U.S. Navy.
Statement on the Children's Bureau, January 27, 1909
Addams testifies on the lack of statistics available to adequately analyze the welfare of children in Chicago and argues that a bureau could collect and disseminate such data.
Autobiographical Notes Upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: Echoes of the Russian Revolution, September 1910
Addams talks about the settlement as a bulwark against anti-immigrant persecution, using examples of Russian anarchists.
Statement on Illinois State Senate Bill 233 (Child Actor Bill), March 8, 1911
Addams led a contingent to oppose efforts to exclude child actors from child labor laws. She testified before the State Senate committee considering the bill, along with Will J. Davis (speaking for the bill), Mrs. Coonley-Ward, Mrs. A. T. Aldrich, Margaret Halsey, and Anna Nichols.
Edgar Thomas Davies to Ernst Freund, March 16, 1911
Davies sends Freund some data regarding factory inspector budgets, manpower, and numbers of inspections from 1893 to 1910.
Statement on Illinois State Senate Bill 233 (Child Actor Bill), April 25, 1911
Addams' testimony before an Illinois State Senate committee as the leader of a contingent to oppose legislation in Illinois that would exempt child actors from the state's 1903 Child Labor Law.
Jane Addams et al. to William Howard Taft, December 30, 1911
Addams and a number of other leaders petition President Taft to open a commision to study the conditions of labor, its relation to the government, the cost of strikes, and trade unions.
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.
Address on International Arbitration, January 7, 1912
In this speech given at the Auditorium Theater, under the auspices of the Hamilton Club, Addams argues for a system of international arbitration to avoid war.
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.
The Humanitarian Value of Civil Service, March 22, 1912 (draft)
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.
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.
Harriet Burton Laidlaw to William J. Gaynor, May 19, 1912
Laidlaw demands that Gaynor protect social workers operating in New York City's Chinatown .
Votes for Women and Other Votes, June 1, 1912
Addams discusses the woman suffrage movement in relation to other movements for the franchise.
Interview at the Progressive Party Convention, August 7, 1912
Addams talks to a New York Sun reporter about her decision to support Theodore Roosevelt and the new party in the presidential election.
Philanthropy and Politics, September 18, 1912
Addams discusses how philanthropic activities become political activities, citing instances from her own work in Chicago.
The Progressive Party and Social Legislation, September 18, 1912
Addams reports on the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.
Protect Our Immigrants is Jane Addams' Plea, September 28, 1912
Addams describes the Progressive Party's pledge to support new immigrants by creating protection for industrial laborers. This is a flyer version of an article put out by the Progressive Party.
State Should Keep Families of Convicts, October 5, 1912
Addams defends the Progressive Party plank that calls for the salaries earned by prisoners to be sent to support their dependent families.
What the Progressive Party Means to Women, October 21, 1912
Addams argues that women's interests coincide with the work the Progressive Party is doing and that they should support it.
Every Progressive Democratic Government Must Include Woman Suffrage, November 1912
Addams argues that women's suffrage is a natural extension of the progress of democracy and offers examples throughout the world where woman are gaining the vote.
My Experiences as a Progressive Delegate, November 1912
Addams describes her experiences at the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and its appeal to labor and women.
Joseph Medill McCormick to Chauncey Dewey, November 19, 1912
McCormick discusses the challenges facing the Progressive Party after the election.
The Communion of the Ballot, November 24, 1912
Addams' keynote address before the National American Woman Suffrage Association meeting in Philadelphia argues that women must have the ballot in order to maintain their moral and familial role for the betterment of society.
The Communion of the Ballot, December 14, 1912 (excerpt)
An excerpt from Addams' November 24 speech to the National Woman Suffrage Association meeting highlights her ideas about mother's pensions, immigrant socialization, and recreation.
Plan of Work for Carrying Out the Pledges and Principles of the Progressive Party, November 26, 1912
Leaders of the Progressive Party created an organizational structure of bureaus and committees to continue the work of the party after the election.
Pen and Book as Tests of Character, January 4, 1913
Addams provides an argument against literacy tests for immigrants, proposed by the Burnett Bill recently pased by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Alfred Landon Baker to Jane Addams, January 7, 1913
Baker writes Addams about his concerns of the leadership and direction of the Progressive Party, arguing that it may not be that different from the Democratic Party in terms of the character of the leadership.
Gifford Pinchot to Jane Addams, January 10, 1913
Pinchot asks Addams to support the National Conservation Association's efforts to keep National Forests in the control of the federal government.
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