Rosika Schwimmer to Jane Addams, August 27, 1925 (fragment)

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August 27. 1925.

My dear Miss Addams,

I don't know Miss Balch's address and therefore have to turn to you in the appalling matter of Dr. Woker.

My European friends don't seem to [realize] how far I am from her and expect me to report my "findings and opinion." If I personally had not gone through similar horrors, I would be inclined to think she became unbalanced by the certainly very real dangers in which the militarists have put her. But remembering my own experiences I am ready to believe her weird story and only wish I knew the details as found by impartial investigators.

As Miss Balch is in charge of the matter may I beg you to have let me have her address. Or perhaps you would be so kind as to send her this letter so that she might let me know whatever she found out, as soon as possible. I am terribly worried about Dr. Woker and having more than enough reason to worry about my own and my family's affairs I should like to have the relief of knowing at least the truth, not to be left merely guessing.

Since I don't know in what condition Dr. Woker is, I don't dare to ask her too many questions. Her letters are naturally written in a very nervous way.

Mrs. Palmer of the Ill. Fed. of W. Clubs is [page(s) missing]

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