Jane Addams to Esther Loeb Kohn, June 17, 1925

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Dear Mrs Kohn

I don't know how much "pull" I have but I do wish you would take the chairmanship -- Hastily yours

Jane Addams

June 17" 1925

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Addams, Jane (1860-1935)

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Kohn, Esther Loeb (1875-1965)

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Addams, Jane

Date

1925-06-17

Description

Addams asks Kohn to take on the chairmanship of the Illinois Joint Committee on Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment.

Editor’s Notes

This record described the handwritten document at the bottom of the page. For the typed letter at the top see Adena Miller Rich to Jane Addams, June 16, 1925.

Subject

Addams, Jane, and child labor

Addams, Jane, requests from

Collection

ELKP-JAMC-ICIU - Esther Loeb Kohn Papers

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Public domain

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JAPM-17-0620

Transcription Difficulty

Difficult

Original Format

Autographed letter signed

Citation

Addams, Jane, “Jane Addams to Esther Loeb Kohn, June 17, 1925,” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 20, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/34146.