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How Would You Uplift the Masses?, February 4, 1892

Addams describes the efforts of Hull-House in a speech to the Sunset Club in Chicago.

Democracy Education England Hull-House Immigrants Settlement Movement Settlements

Jane Addams to Vida Dutton Scudder, April 25, 1900

Addams discusses Scudder's opposition to Wellesley's accepting a donation from Standard Oil, and locating people to fill a position at a settlement.

Finances Friends Hull-House Visits Jobs Settlement Movement

Social Settlements, August 12, 1900 (summary)

Addams discusses the difference between social settlement work and charitable work.

Lectures Settlement Movement

Social Settlement Aims, March 22, 1901 (excerpt)

Addams discusses English settlement work at the Kenwood Evangelical Church.

England Lectures Settlement Movement

Statement on Paris Hull House, May 28, 1901

Addams disputes a claim that a settlement house based on Hull-House was to be established in Paris.

France Settlement Movement

Lecture at the First Unitarian Church, November 2, 1901 (excerpts)

A summary of Addams' talk on Tolstoy and settlements, given at the First Unitarian Church in Minneapolis.

Labor Lectures Settlement Movement

Mary Ellen Richmond to Jane Addams, 1902

Richmond gives Addams detailed feedback on her book, Democracy and Social Ethics.

Books Charity Criticism Onsite Praise Settlement Movement

Address to Franklin Street Settlement, March 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams speaks to the Franklin Street Settlement in Detroit about working in a settlement.

Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Address to B'rith Kodesh Temple, March 18, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the formation and goals of Hull-House in a speech to the B'rith Kodesh Temple.

Biography Lectures Settlement Movement

Lecture on Social Settlement System, July 28, 1902

Addams discusses the settlement house's role as a charity and the means by which it appeals to the poor. She spoke at the Decatur Chautauqua.

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The Social Results of Charitable Effort, November 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need to understand the poor in order to solve the problems of poverty.

Charity Immigrants Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Work

Social Science, January 28, 1903 (excerpts)

Addams discusses the different methods of social work and describes how the settlement works to help society.

Child Labor Child Welfare Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work

Comments at the University Society Annual Meeting, March 21, 1903 (excerpts)

Newspaper summary of Addams' comments about the need to increase the work of settlements to meet need.

Charities Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement

Interview with the Boston Globe, March 24, 1903

Addams describes social settlement work and its impact on immigrant neighborhoods.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Raymond Robins, July 9, 1903

Addams encourages Robins to bring Mr. Bell to dinner at Hull-House.

Hull-House Visits Settlement Movement

Idea of the Social Settlement, July 12, 1903 (excerpt)

An excerpt of Addams' talk at "Settlement Sunday," held at the University of Chicago.

Education Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Address to the North Broadway Social Settlement, November 5, 1903

Addams speaks to the North Broadway Social Settlement about how she runs Hull-House.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement

Speech to Christian Church Minister, June 6, 1904 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need for settlement houses.

Lectures Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Raymond Robins, ca. June 19, 1904

Addams invites Robins to a conference of settlement folk.

Conferences Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, June 22, 1904

Addams writes Haldeman about an old acquaintance and the Conference of Charities and Corrections.

Friends Settlement Movement Travels

Marie Rolin Tuttle to Jane Addams, August 4, [1904]

Tuttle asks Addams if she knows of anyone who would be willing to help run a settlement home in Paterson, NJ.

Jobs Requests Settlement Movement Settlements

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, December 5, 1904

Addams writes to Blaine regarding William M. Salter's efforts to raise money for a permanent house for his settlement.

Philanthropy Requests Settlement Movement Settlements

Introductory Note to Children in American Street Trades, [1905]

Addams provides an introduction for a reprint of Myron E. Adams' article published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, on the working conditions of newspaper boys.

Child Welfare Labor Settlement Movement

Hull-House Woman's Club Song, March 15, 1905

Jane Addams wrote the lyrics to a song on the occasion of the opening of the Hull-House Woman's Club Building. A chorus sung the song at the festivities.

Hull-House Music Settlement Movement

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, September 2, 1905

Lindsey sends a letter of introduction for James Tuthill who would like to visit Hull-House.

Hull-House Visits Requests Settlement Movement

Settlement Work Lecture to Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs, October 21, 1905 (excerpt)

An excerpt of Addams' discussion on settlement houses and the role of women's clubs.

Immigrants Lectures Settlement Movement Woman Suffrage

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, October 30, 1905

Addams writes a letter of introduction for Harriet Van De Vaart, who is building a new settlement.

Requests Settlement Movement Settlements

William Lyon Mackenzie King to Jane Addams, November 7, 1905

King writes a letter of introduction for friends who want to visit Hull-House and hopes that Addams can lecture in Ottawa.

Hull-House Visits Lectures Requests Settlement Movement

Interview with Topeka Daily Capital, December 8, 1905

Addams discusses her work in settlements and at Hull House with a reporter from the Topeka Daily Capital.

Hull-House Poverty Settlement Movement

Social Settlements in Illinois, January 25, 1906

Addams discusses the history of social settlements in Illinois at a meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, discussing the neighborhoods, settlement foundings, child labor, African Americans, and other similar charitable organizations.

Lectures Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work

Anna B. Floyd to Jane Addams, March 1, 1906

Floyd would like more information on Settlement work to use in a classroom setting.

Hull-House Requests Settlement Movement Writings

Marion E. Pomeroy to Jane Addams, March 12, 1906

After reading Addams' article in Ladies' Home Journal, Pomeroy asks Addams if she would be of any use physically helping at Hull-House, because she has no money to send.

Hull-House Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams's Own Story of Her Work: The First Five Years at Hull-House (Second of Three Installments), April 1906

In the second article of a series, Addams reports on some of the activities accomplished at Hull-House from 1889-1894.

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Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role that settlements play in improving the conditions of the poor. Only the portion of the article with Addams remarks has been included.

Charity Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Class

Settlement Work, June 1, 1906 (excerpt) Also known as Address at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention, June 1, 1906 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role of class relations in the settlement movement. Only Addams' portion of the article was included.

Charity Lectures Settlement Movement Social Class

The Relation of "Settlements" and Religion, November 8, 1908

Addams introduces a discussion about the purposed of social settlements at the Abraham Lincoln Centre. The event celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of Jenkin Lloyd Jones' pastorate.

Lectures Religion Settlement Movement

Ellen A. Martin to Jane Addams, May 13, 1908

Martin offers Addams support and praise for her article in Charities and the Commons.

Praise Settlement Movement

English and American Social Settlements, August 8, 1908 (summary)

Addams explores the workings of Hull House at a talk before the Colorado Springs Woman's Club.

Hull-House Immigrants Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, June [15], [1909]

Addams reports to Smith on events at the National Conference on Charities and Correction.

Conferences Settlement Movement

Everett Pepperrell Wheeler to Jane Addams, November 6, 1909

Wheeler writes Addams about her article on recreation for young girls in cities and expresses his desire to introduce her to his wife and sister when she next visits New York.

Praise Settlement Movement Writings

Kate L. Bassett to Jane Addams, January 1, 1910

Bassett thanks Addams for being an inspiration to her life since the time she was a resident at Hull-House.

Praise Settlement Movement

Charity and Social Justice, May 19, 1910

Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

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