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Speech to the Hull-House Woman's Club on Old Chicago, September 17, 1902 (excerpts)
Addams tells stories of pioneers in Chicago that her father told her.
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.
Morris B. Strauss to Richard Reeser, November 16, 1911
Strauss outlines the genealogy of the Reeser, Bechtel, Addams, and Scharff families for Reeser. Addams received a copy of the letter.
Milwaukee Address on Suffrage , January 7, 1913 (excerpt)
Addams recounts a story depicted in a children's play at Hull-House, which she offers as an allegory about the importance of women in society.
Abraham Lincoln Lee to Jane Addams, February 12, 1913
Lee thanks Addams for her statement in the article Has "Has Emancipation Been Nullified," and praises Abraham Lincoln, and discusses slavery and the virtues of liberty.
Jane Addams to Gilbert A. Tracy, June 23, 1914
Addams tells Tracy that her family misplaced letters to her father from Abraham Lincoln letters.
Appeal from an Albanian Woman, 1919
An Albanian women writes an appeal to spread word of the condition in Albania and send relief.
What Is the Practical Ideal of Protection and Care of Children Born out of Wedlock?, February 9, 1920 Also known as Women's Special Interests as Issues in the National Campaign, February 9, 1920
Addams discusses the stigma placed on illegitimate children at a Children's Bureau conference that explored legal protections for illegitimate children. The speech was titled Women's Special Interests as Issues in the National Campaign at the conference and published with a different title.
Diana Agabeg Apcar to Jane Addams, April 5, 1920
Apcar tells Addams about the massacre underway in Armenia and asks her help in getting the word out.
William Edward Dodd to Jane Addams, January 29, 1922
Dodd suggests some ideas to Addams about a chapter of the manuscript for Peace and Bread in Time of War.
Jane Addams to Hazel Paris Cederborg, August 2, 1924
Addams tells Cederborg that her memories of Anna Sill's papers won't be of use in her study of Rockford College.
How Has Man Benefited in a Quarter Century?, December 27, 1925
Addams answers a prompt about changes in the last 25 years by discussing the impact of war.
How Has Man Benefited in a Quarter Century?, December 27, 1925
Addams answers a prompt about changes in the last 25 years by discussing the impact of war.
Thomas Jefferson Centennial Election Pamphlet, April 1926
Information about the work of the Thomas Jefferson Centennial Election to preserve Monticello and celebrate the Jefferson anniversaries.
The Hopes We Inherit, 1927
Addams and Balch discuss the history of peace movements.
The Greatest Living Americans, February 27, 1928
Ludwig names four greatest living Americans, including Jane Addams. John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison and Orville Wright.
The Importance to America of the Josephine Butler Centenary, March 1928
Addams argues for Josephine Butler's importance to social issues such as human trafficking, prostitution, and venereal disease.
International Implications of Social Work, 1928
The Commission reports on social work's connection to worldwide problems and solutions.
The Life of Josephine Butler, ca. April 23, 1928 (draft)
Addams outlines the life of Josephine Butler, possibly for a speech given to the Conference of Social Hygiene on April 23.
Anne Henrietta Martin to Mary Rozet Smith, January 15, 1929
Martin sends Smith Nobel prize letters and discusses the nomination and news that a Native American mortar and pestle will be delivered to Hull-House.
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.
Public Schools, the Safeguard of Democracy, May 24, 1929
Addams presents her argument on the value of public schools to a democracy.
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