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In this forward in The Child in the City: A Handbook of the Child Welfare Exhibit at the Coliseum, Addams explains the impact of the Child Welfare Exhibit in New York and praises the generosity of Harriet McCormick for bringing the exhibit to Chicago.

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Culver shares with Addams her enthusiasm and gratitude for the financial contribution Louise Bowen made to Hull-House in honor of her husband.

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Addams thanks North for her $500 donation for the furnishing of one of the cottages at the Hull-House Bowen Country Club Summer Camp.

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Addams offers a memorial to Joseph Tilton Bowen and describes the creation of the Hull-House country club named after him.

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Lansingh sends Addams a donation he and his sister are making to furnish a cottage at the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club.

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Addams discusses the process by which the government and politicians have taken up philanthropic work and argues that the Progressive Party is taking on many of the reforms philanthropists have been working on for years.

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Addams argues for women's increased participation in politics and defends her decision to back a political party. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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Addams offers a biographical justification of why she has entered politics and joined the Progressive Party. The article was published in October 1912.

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

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Addams discusses elections and the role of partisan politics, arguing that political pragmatism is required for social action.

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Addams provides the Progressive take on Woman and the Ballot for a symposium in the Chicago Record-Herald. She discusses the process by which the government and politicians have taken up philanthropic work and argues that the Progressive Party is taking on many of the reforms philanthropists have been working on for years.

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Breckinridge writes Shankle that the Chicago community is already devoting funds to other educational projects and cannot support Shankle's request for funds at this time.

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Addams offers a biographical justification of why she has entered politics and joined the Progressive Party.

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Johnson thanks Addams for her comments on his article and asks her to contribute to The Century Magazine.

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Addams argues for women's increased participation in politics and defends her decision to back a political party.

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Addams defends the planks of the Progressive Party's platform by giving evidence from her experience.

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Also known as Ethical Survivals in the Pullman Strike

Addams' 1894 talk on the Pullman strike was only published in 1912 in the Survey. She analyzes the strike, drawing comparisons between George Pullman and his workers, and Shakespeare's King Lear and Cordelia.

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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.

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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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Addams thanks Lindin for her monthly donation and offers some news from Hull-House.

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Addams asks Blaine for a donation to the Hull-Hull-House Outing Fund. The letter, which probably went out to numerous others, was sent while Addams was abroad.

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Addams reminds Blaine to send her donation to the NAACP.

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The executors of the estate of Leon Klein send Addams a $2,500 check to be used for the Hull-House Children's Vacation Fund.

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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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An attorney requests an affidavit saying that Hull House is a charitable institution, in relation to the bequest of Martha S. Hill.

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Addams questions the process of how pension funds are being distributed to needing families and how it needs to be handled better while criticizing the city of Chicago's government for not doing enough to help the poor.

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Addams questions the process of how pension funds are being distributed to needing families and how it needs to be handled better while criticizing the city of Chicago's government for not doing enough to help the poor.

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Bowen asks Blaine for a donation to Hull-House endowment that she promised some years back.

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Blaine encloses correspondence between her and Louise Bowen about a miscommunication about her financial support for Hull-House.

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Blaine reports her surprise that Bowen has said that she promised $25,000 to the endowment to Hull-House several years back.

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Addams apologizes for misunderstanding Blaine's intentions regarding Hull-House support.

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Speech given by Addams at the Biennial Convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, concerning the role of women's clubs in shaping public policies.

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Speech given by Addams at the Biennial Convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, concerning the role women's clubs has and can further have in shaping policies.

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Villard seeks Addams' help in requesting a donation from Anita McCormick Blaine.

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Addams asks Evans to forward Oswald Garrison Villard's letter to Anita McCormick Blaine.

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Addams expresses why the time is now that women should be able to vote, with in regards to the social power women have which can be used for political power.

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A preface by Addams for a book by Bowen, Civic Protection for Young People, explaining the importance the book it is written for, why it should be read and listened to concerning matters addressed in it.

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Addams's galley proof for the preface to Safeguards for City Youth at Work and at Play, praising the book and explaining why it should be consulted concerning matters of child welfare.

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Addams explains how middle-aged women still contribute to society, providing examples.

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Addams discusses how older women can contribute to society in beneficial ways by providing examples. The article was published in the Ladies' Home Journal.

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Martin's secretary informs Addams that she will receive a package of gold to be melted.

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Addams details the many reasons why it is important that women be given the right to vote, and of how the suffrage movement is not just found in Western nations, but globally.

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Addams reminds Levinson of his previous donations to Hull-House.

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Levinson sends Addams a donation for Hull-House and hopes to visit soon with his wife.

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Addams reminds Blaine to send her contribution to Hull-House before January 1, to help them correct poor finances.

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Webster sends Addams a pamphlet on The World's Peace Film Co. which details the company's officers and its plan to create films to promote world peace. It also describes how people can invest in the company to make a profit.

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Keppel writes Addams and relays his message sent in a telegram from the 25th.

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Keppel withdraws the grant request for the Trojan Women because there won't be any decision taken before Saturday.

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Haskell informs Addams that the Carnegie Endowment grant to the Woman's Peace Party should be spent under her discretion, for the Endowment was not in agreement about some of the Party's goals.

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Addams' secretary acknowledges Blaine's check for $1,000.

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