Addams offers praise of John Dewey' and his work for social welfare, criminal justice reform, education, and peace. The speech was given on October 19, as part of a seventieth birthday celebration in New York and published in the Survey.
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.
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.
Addams discusses her interactions with Hull-House's immigrant neighbors as part of a round table discussion at the Midwest Conference on Character Development. This transcript includes discussion after Addams's talk which does not appear in the published proceedings.
