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Comment on Corporal Punishment, March 14, 1902

Addams responds to judges ordering parents to administer corporal punishment to juvenile delinquents. This was part of a longer new article.

Crime Enforcement Juvenile Delinquency Youth

Address to the Child Labor Symposium, February 18, 1905 (excerpt)

Speaking to the Society for Ethical Culture in Philadelphia, Addams argues that child labor is dangerous to the development of children's character and bodies.

Child Labor Education Juvenile Delinquency Lectures

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.

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Problems of Municipal Administration, February 8, 1906

Addams discusses the role of juvenile courts in encouraging good behavior among the poor and dependent.

Education Immigrants Juvenile Delinquency Law

Comments at the Commercial Club Dinner, April 28, 1906 (excerpts)

Addams and Edward Dunne speak on Chicago's capacity to fund recreation and park spaces.

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Comments at National Juvenile Protection Association Founding, June 9, 1906 (excerpt)

At the inaugural meeting of the National Juvenile Protection Association held at Hull-House, Addams argues that the police should become educated about the needs of children.

Crime Juvenile Delinquency Lectures

Recreation and Morality, July 28, 1907

Addams argues for the creation of entertainments for urban dwellers for recreation and relaxation.

Gambling Juvenile Delinquency Recreation

A Fourth of July Anticipation at the Abraham Lincoln Centre, June 28, 1908

Addams speaks about the benefits of public parks to the community. The remarks were published on July 2, 1908.

Crime Juvenile Delinquency Lectures Recreation

Comments about a League for the Protection of Children, June 29, 1908

Addams discusses the work of the League for the Protection of Children, formed to advocate for the well being of children in Chicago. The comments were made during the National Education Association meeting.

Child Welfare Juvenile Delinquency Lectures Recreation

Alfred Holden Byles to Jane Addams, January 18, 1909

Byles writes to Addams to ask for information about the Juvenile Improvement Association.

Juvenile Delinquency Requests Youth

The Spirit of Youth, May 30, 1909

Addams discusses the problem of juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile Delinquency Youth

Immigrants, June 26, 1909

Addams reviews the research and papers of her colleagues on the topics of immigration, employment, and education at the National Charities and Correction meeting.

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The Bad Boy of the Street, October 1909

Addams argues that young boys need an outlet for their pent-up energy and adventurousness, and that without an outlet, like a playground, they are susceptible to petty crime.

Gender Roles Juvenile Delinquency Recreation Youth

Jane Addams to George Sutherland, November 25, 1909

Addams seeks Senator Sutherland's support for the establishment of a Federal Children's Bureau, arguing that it would allow the gathering of information currently not possible.

Child Welfare Juvenile Delinquency Legislation Politics Requests

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The Reaction of Modern Life upon Religious Education, February 11, 1910

Addams explains the relationship between education, religion, labor, and crime as she has experienced it in Chicago.

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Interview with Jane Addams, January 30, 1911

Addams and Marshall discuss play's positive effect on young children.

Children Crime Juvenile Delinquency Recreation

Some of the Immediate Needs of Chicago March 20, 1911 (excerpts)

Addams speaks at the Chicago Credit Men's Association about the dangers of unregulated dance halls for Chicago's youth.

Juvenile Delinquency Lectures Morality Recreation Youth

Marinda Emolyn Blackbourn to Jane Addams, May 20, 1911

Blackbourn asks Addams to recommend a woman to become chief officer of a state home for delinquent girls in Ohio.

Jobs Juvenile Delinquency Requests

Gertrude Howe Britton to Juvenile Protective Association Executive Board, July 11, 1911

Britton offers a detailed description of the work of the Juvenile Protective Agency.

Child Welfare Juvenile Delinquency Law Recreation

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, August 6, 1911

Addams thanks Breckinridge for sending The Three Plays by Brieux and mentions that she may send a copy of the manuscript of her new book, A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, for suggestions.

Juvenile Delinquency Thanks Writing

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, August 7, 1911

Addams updates Lathrop on her stay in Maine and offers advice on Lathrop's work with the Juvenile Court in Chicago.

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Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Julia Clifford Lathrop, August 24, 1911

Lindsey writes Lathrop about a controversial child labor law, explaining his disagreement with Jane Addams over the issue.

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The Child at the Point of Greatest Pressure, June 16, 1912

At the National Conference of Charities and Correction, held in Cleveland from June 12-19, Addams discusses how the difficulties of children can rouse society's greatest sentiments for charity, but that children also have for their own intrinsic value. The speech was published in the Proceedings.

Child Welfare Housing Hull-House Juvenile Delinquency Lectures Music Poverty Recreation

Why Women Are Concerned with the Larger Citizenship: Philanthropy and Politics, 1913

Addams discusses how philanthropic activities become political activities, citing instances from her own work in Chicago.

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Miss Addams, January 1913

Addams defends her involvement in partisan politics and argues that philanthropy and politics must often be partners in charting a better future for families and for communities. This is the first article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's roles in affecting change.

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Miss Addams, July 1913

Addams argues for the regulation of public recreation to provide safe venues for women, youth, and communities. This is the seventh article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and how women can affect change.

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Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, July 18, 1913

Addams asks about plans to select a new member of the Examining Board for the Detention Home.

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The Juvenile Adult Offender, July 22, 1913

Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." The article was published in October 1913.

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Jane Addams: The Juvenile Adult Offender, October 1913

Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." This is the tenth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a women's roles in affecting change.

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Democracy and Social Ethics, 1914

Addams argues that it is the responsibility of a democracy to care about the social needs of its citizens.

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Preface to Safeguards for City Youth at Work and at Play, 1914

A preface by Addams, explaining the importance of the book Safeguards for City Youth at Work and Play and matters of child welfare.

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Speech to Chicago Bar Association, April 22, 1914 (excerpt)

An excerpt from Addams's talk to the Chicago Bar Association on the causes of juvenile delinquency. Dr. William Krohn also spoke on the topic.

Education Juvenile Delinquency Lectures

Jane Addams to Ethel S. Dummer, February 4, 1915

Addams thanks Dummer for a book and congratulates her for establishing a psychopathic clinic at the Juvenile Court.

Juvenile Delinquency

Statement on Judge Harry Olson, February 19, 1915 (excerpt)

Addams participates in a political rally for the election of Judge Harry Olson to Mayor of Chicago.

Courts Juvenile Delinquency Politics

Jane Addams to Esther Loeb Kohn, August 22, 1917

Addams tells Kohn that she is finding it difficult to help the Risen boy.

Juvenile Delinquency Social Work

Memorial Address for Judge Merritt W. Pinckney, June 9, 1920 (excerpts)

Addams gives a memorial address on Merritt Pinckney's work on the juvenile court at his funeral on June 9 at St. Paul's Universalist Church. It was published in Unity a month later.

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