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Introductory Remarks at a memorial meeting for Mary Jane Hawes Wilmarth, October 21, 1919

Addams remembers Wilmarth at a memorial meeting.

CharityEulogiesHistorical figuresLectures

Peace and Bread: President Wilson's Policies, January 28, 1922 Also known as Peace and Bread: Personal Reactions During the War, January 28, 1922

Addams discusses United States foreign policy and pacifism during World War One.

Foreign PolicyHistorical figuresInternational AffairsInternationalismLeague of NationsMilitaryPacifismPeaceRussiaWorld War IWritings

Interview with the Wisconsin State Journal, May 7, 1922

Beck interviews Addams about her trip to Madison as a child.

FamilyHistorical figuresPatriotism

A Book That Changed My Life, October 13, 1927

Addams tells of the inspiration she took from reading Leo Tolstoy's What Shall We Do Then?.

Biblical figuresBooksCriticismEnglandHistorical figuresLaborPovertyRelief EffortsReligionRussiaSettlementsWritingsYouth

Chicago's Mayor Turns Censor, December 1927

Addams examines Mayor William Hale Thompson's motives when he censors British books and influences.

BooksEconomicsEuropeHistorical figuresLeague of NationsLibraryPoliticsProhibitionRacismRecommendationsWar

International Implications of Social Work, 1928

The Commission reports on social work's connection to worldwide problems and solutions.

Child WelfareEducationHistorical figuresHistoryHousingImmigrantsLeague of NationsPublic HealthSettlement MovementSocial WelfareSocial Work

In Recognition of the Leadership of Women, April 10, 1929 Also known as The Pageant of Emancipation, April 10, 1929

Addams discusses the progress of women and their importance to society in the western world and in Asia at a regional meeting of the Young Woman's Christian Association.

CharityChild LaborChild WelfareDeathEducationGovernmentHistorical figuresHistoryHuman TraffickingLeague of NationsMedicinePhilanthropyPoliticsPsychologyRaceRacismReligionSocial ReformSocial WelfareSocial WorkWoman SuffrageWomenWomen's Rights

In Recognition of the Leadership of Women, April 10, 1929 Also known as The Pageant of Emancipation, August 1929

Addams discusses the process of women's rights on a global scale, praising achievements in government, medicine, art, education, and social work. This talk was given at the University of Chicago chapel and later published.

CharityChild LaborChild WelfareDeathEducationGovernmentHistorical figuresHistoryHuman TraffickingLeague of NationsMedicinePhilanthropyPoliticsPsychologyRaceRacismReligionSocial ReformSocial WelfareSocial WorkWoman SuffrageWomen's Rights

Public Schools, the Safeguard of Democracy, May 24, 1929

Addams speaks on the value of public schools to a democracy.

ChildrenCrimeDemocracyEducationHistorical figuresHistoryJuvenile DelinquencyLectures

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