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The Greatest Living Americans, February 27, 1928

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Frederick Joseph Libby to Jane Addams, February 13, 1928

Jane Addams to Frederick Joseph Libby, February 16, 1928

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Ludwig names four greatest living Americans, including Jane Addams. John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison and Orville Wright.

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Emil Ludwig, The Greatest Living Americans, Redbook Magazine, March 1928, pp. 60-63.

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A poor microfilm scan has been replaced with an image from the Internet Archive.

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Addams, Jane, praise for

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JAP-PSC-P - Jane Addams Papers

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Clenord, Ashleigh

Hajo, Cathy Moran

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JAPM-19-1371

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Ludwig, Emil, “The Greatest Living Americans, February 27, 1928,” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/40569.