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Addams' short argument for woman suffrage that women's voices are needed for the health and beauty of the cities.
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Addams gave this lecture at least two times; once at the February 2 meeting of the New York City Women's Political Union, and again on February 14 at the Boston School Voters' League. In the lecture, she discusses the philosophical relationship between women and the State and argues for the value of women in government, leading to the importance of woman suffrage. She may have also delivered a version of this lecture in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1910, to the Fortnightly Club.
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In this first installment of "Why Women Should Vote," Addams argues that antiquated notions of being a "lady" work against the woman suffrage movement.
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Addams argues for woman suffrage claiming that women need to protect their legal rights.
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Roosevelt compliments Addams's article in McClure's, which argues that woman's suffrage will lift up women from vice. But he also offers a caution that women's suffrage could fail to impart real change as suffrage failed to impart real change for African Americans in the South.
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Arguing that white slavery requires an organized movement to defeat it, Addams provides examples from cases in Chicago. This is the first in a five-part series, which would ultimately be published as A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil in 1912.
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Bok's questions for a series of interviews with Jane Addams and other prominent women are intended to find an explanation for women's "unrest" and the factors that have led to their discontent.
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Addams discusses women's suffrage and the importance of it in American society at a speech to the Wisconsin Assembly on January 25.
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A newspaper report of Addams's speech to the Milwaukee branch of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, which  uses humor to render the male arguments against woman suffrage absurd. A version of this speech was later published in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Addams writes Stewart with details about the Congressional hearings on woman suffrage that the women are attending in Washington on March 13.
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A newspaper report of Addams' speech in New York entitled "The Church and the Social Evil."
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In this commencement address, Addams discusses the changes in perception of women's intelligence and argues that the time is ripe for women's intelligence to hold sway.
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The article covers the founding the Woman's National Wilson and Marshall Organization and the efforts for clean government, especially in states like New Jersey.
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Pidgin asks Addams if the new Progressive Party has a stance on Mormon polygamy.
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The author offers his thoughts on woman suffrage and the custom of men tipping their hats to women.
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Bradford congratulates Addams for her nomination speech at the Progressive Party Convention.
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Farrell thanks Addams for her role in creating the Progressive Party platform.
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Gordon refuses Addams' request to help the Progressive Party, because she believes Theodore Roosevelt in not genuine in his support of woman suffrage.
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Fleischer applauds Addams' involvement with the Progressive Party, arguing that politics is a logical extension of social work.
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Addams reports on the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.
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Addams argues for the implementation of a minimum wage for female workers.
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Addams argues that women's interests coincide with the work the Progressive Party is doing and that they should support it.
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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 argues for woman suffrage, demonstrating the limits of influence that women can have on political affairs without the vote.

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