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Suppose Nobody Cared, November 16, 1924 (excerpts)

Addams talks about Philadelphia's role in the history of charitable organization.

Not Started

Disarmament and Life, January 22, 1922

Addams talks about the economic impact of war and preparedness on the budget and how social programs could be expanded with disarmament.

Disarmament Economics Government International Affairs Onsite Peace Taxes

Speech to the Emporia Women's City Club, January 11, 1922 (summary)

Addams speaks informally to the Women's City Club about welfare work and the Russian famine.

Food Shortages Lectures Relief Efforts Social Work

Jane Addams to Albert Joseph Kennedy, July 23, 1924

Addams asks Kennedy to contact Henrietta Barnett and discusses committee work for the National Conference of Social Work.

Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Emily Greene Balch, June 21, 1924

Addams invites Balch to visit her in Bar Harbor and to the Conference of Social Work in Toronto.

Finances League of Nations Lectures Peace Requests Social Work Travels

Americanization, March 13, 1920

Addams discusses the way Americans should view immigrants and European relief efforts.

Education Food Shortages Immigrants Lectures Relief Efforts

Statement on Prohbition in the Slums, March 12, 1920

Addams argues that the impact of Prohibition in the slums has been positive thus far.

Prohibition Social Work

The Social Results of Charitable Effort, November 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need to understand the poor in order to solve the problems of poverty.

Charity Immigrants Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Work

Jane Addams to Maurice Joseph Karpf, December 3, 1923

Addams sends Karpf a letter from Amelia Sears that responds to a proposal by the American Association of Social Work.

Social Work

Jane Addams to Ida Campbell Mott-Smith Lovett, February 7, 1923

Addams tells Lovett about her travels in India and her impressions of Gandhi's compound.

India Labor Politics Social Work Travels

Grace Abbot to Jane Addams, June 13, 1922

Abbot writes to Addams about the upcoming National Conference for Social Work election.

Requests Social Work

Graham Romeyn Taylor to Jane Addams, June 12, 1922

Taylor implores Addams to run for the presidency of the National Conference of Social Work.

Memberships Requests Social Work

Statement on Presidency of the National Conference of Social Work, June 27, 1922

Addams withdraws from consideration for president of the National Conference of Social Work.

Memberships Social Work

International Cooperation in Social Welfare, June 1924

Addams discusses suffrage and social work in Asia. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work in Toronto.

Child Labor China India Japan Lectures Settlement Movement Social Welfare Social Work

The Subtle Problems of Charity, February 1899

Addams discusses the problems that charity workers face when they bring middle-class assumptions about the poor to their efforts to practically help them.

Charity Labor Poverty Social Work

Social Results of Charitable Effort, December 1, 1902

Addams discusses efforts made to reach the needy through settlement work. She delivered this speech at the annual meeting of the Associated Charities.

Charity Hull-House Lectures Social Work

Lecture on Social Settlement System, July 28, 1902

Addams discusses the settlement house's role as a charity and the means by which it appeals to the poor. She spoke at the Decatur Chautauqua.

Charities Child Labor Lectures Settlement Movement Social Work

School Halls to be Social Centers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 24, 1902, p. 3..jpg

Speech to the South Side League of Parents' Clubs Reunion, February 23, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the role of neighborhood centers can play in fostering community.

Child Welfare Education Lectures Recreation

Report on Social Economy Exhibits, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Committee, February 8, 1906

Addams reports on efforts of women in creating exhibits that discussed social economy compared to the Paris Exhibition in 1900.

Conferences Philanthropy Social Work

Report on Exhibits on Housing of the Working Class, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, February 8, 1906

Addams reports on efforts of women in creating exhibits that discussed British efforts to provide adequate housing for impoverished families.

Conferences Housing Social Work

Jane Addams to Woodrow Wilson, January 25, 1917

Addams recommends Sigmund Zeisler to President Wilson.

Recommendations Social Work

Interview with James Evans Crown, September, 1910

In an interview with James Evan Crown, Addams discusses the impact that woman suffrage is having on society. Addams later denied having taken part in this interview, specifically her comments on the poor.

Journalism Labor Social Work Woman Suffrage Women's Rights

Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, May 14, 1921

Addams advocates for new policies for schools.

Child Welfare Education Social Work Writings

Testimony Before the Senate Committe on Banking and Currency, January 21, 1921

Addams asks the Senate to supply more funds to relief efforts in post-war Europe.

Government Relief Efforts

A Pioneer Philanthropist, July, 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Articles Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Travels

The Immigrant and Social Unrest, April 19, 1920

Addams discusses the relationship between immigrants and social unrest. This speech was given at the National Conference on Social Work in New Orleans.

Anti-radicalism Censorship Democracy Free Speech Immigrants Immigration Labor Lectures Social Class Social Welfare Social Work

The Spirit of Social Service, April 18, 1920

Addams relates the purpose of social work with efforts to feed starving children in Europe. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work, in New Orleans.

Ethics Food Shortages Lectures Morality Relief Efforts Social Work

Review of Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett's Canon Barnett: His Life, Work, and Friends, April 5, 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Writings

The Spirit of Social Service, April 18, 1920

Addams relates the purpose of social work with efforts to feed starving children in Europe. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work, in New Orleans.

Ethics Food Shortages Lectures Morality Relief Efforts Social Work

The Immigrant and Social Unrest, April 19, 1920

Addams discusses the relationship between immigrants and social unrest. This speech was given at the National Conference of Social Work in New Orleans.

Anti-radicalism Democracy Hull-House Residents Immigrants Immigration Labor Lectures Social Class Social Welfare Social Work

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