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Taylor and Addams discuss the arrest of Abraham Isaak.
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Addams's second of two lectures on the topic of "Newer Ideals of Peace," this one about the impact of labor and trade on international relations.
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Addams suggests sending peacemakers rather than warships to Turkey.
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Addams suggests sending peacemakers rather than warships to Turkey.
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At a rally organized by Catherine Breshkovsky to raise support for Russia, Addams speaks about peace and revolution.
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At a joint meeting of the Consumers League and General Federation of Women's Clubs, Addams argues for the passage of the Heyburn Pure Food Bill in Congress.
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Addams discusses the shift from industrialism to humanism.
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Addams talks with a Kansas City Star reporter about increased political participation, recreation in cities and her work as garbage collector in Chicago.
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Addams discusses the association in the public eye between settlements and immigrants and when immigrants are involved in high profile crimes, settlements are accused of supporting anarchism. Addams defends the role of the settlement as the bridge between immigrant communities and the American public, holding that it does not change in times of crisis.
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Addams seeks Senator Sutherland's support for the establishment of a Federal Children's Bureau, arguing that it would allow the gathering of information currently not possible.
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Addams talks about the settlement as a bulwark against anti-immigrant persecution, using examples of Russian anarchists.
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The published version of Addams' speech to the American Sociological Society, which argues that social interaction is the key to advancing society. In urban areas, city governments need to provide varied and organized recreations to build community.
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Addams writes Kent that she has forwarded his letter to Anita Blaine about contributing to the presidential campaign of Robert LaFollette and adds that she will do what she can to support the cause.
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Addams writes Persons about the limitations of a new Illinois law to provide aid for poor parents with children.
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Addams argues before a Congressional Committee that women should have voting rights because their humanitarian voices are needed for the betterment of society.
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Addams discusses the impact of the Republican convention on the woman suffrage movement and presents her appeal to the platform committee. On June 19, she addressed the Party's platform committee, and her remarks are included here.
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Addams writes asks Breckinridge to offer suggestions for a state political platform.
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Addams discusses the formation of the Progressive Party and its ideals, starting with children's needs. She notes that the party supports efforts to curb child labor, and to encourage education. This is one of a series of articles she prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.
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Hooker asks advice on whether the Suffrage League of Maryland should support the new Progressive Party or the Democratic Party, which is so strong in the state.
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Addams advises Hooker on suffrage and party affiliation.
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Addams seconds the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt as the Progressive Party candidate for the presidency.
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Smith's political cartoon depicts Addams, Theodore Roosevelt and other political figures.
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Addams defends her decision to support the Progressive Party in the face of criticism from woman suffrage activists who prefer non-partisan activism.
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Addams announces that Millicent Fawcett has endorsed the Progressive Party because of its position in favor of woman suffrage.