Gilder suggests several poems on war to Addams.

Jane thanks Mr. Gilder for donating poetry books to Hull-House.

Addams discusses the role of public education in fostering democracy. The speech was given during the closing session of the General Congress of Religions, on June 1, and published on July 27.

Addams writes Du Bois to confirm his commitment to deliver a speech at Hull-House on Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

Addams recalls stories from her childhood meetings with Civil War Colonel John A. Davis, as part of a dedication of a guest chamber at the Abraham Lincoln Center settlement in his honor. The speech was published in a pamphlet on the event.

At the Lincoln Center, Addams and others speak in memory of Colonel John A. Davis. This excerpt is part of a larger article and only Addams' words are included.

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.

Addams accepts Bache's invitation to speak at one of the Chicago schools, perhaps on the topic of Abraham Lincoln.

Addams writes Mary Rozet Smith to console her over the illness of her father.

Addams is one of a number of people who sign a call for a conference to examine the situation of African-Americans since emancipation. Various versions of the call appeared in newspapers across the country.

Addams sends Wald some slides and shares news about her travels.

Addams discusses the problem of juvenile delinquency.

Addams explains the relationship between education, religion, labor, and crime as she has experienced it in Chicago.

Fay sends Addams a story about her father and asks for an recent signed photograph of her.

Ainsworth writes Addams to express her job upon reading her autobiographical article and reminisces about their time at Rockford Seminary.

Addams discusses her childhood, the influence of her father and Lincoln, and her early thoughts on morality and responsibility to the community. This is the first of six articles excerpted from Twenty Years at Hull-House.

Martin points out an error, regarding Addams' age when Lincoln died, in her autobiographical article in The American Magazine.

Cady, who is blind, asks Addams to send a copy of Twenty Years at Hull House as promised so that she can have it embossed in American Braille.

Addams pays tribute to Theodore Parker at a Memorial Banquet in Chicago, where she praised his anti-slavery work and support of black suffrage, blamed his generation for not extending suffrage to women, and surmised that Parker would have ultimately supported the franchise for women had he lived longer.

Landon reminisces with Addams after reading a note about Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House.

Warner writes to Addams about Tolstoy, Puritan witch hunts, and Addams' new book.

Addams gave this lecture at least two times; once at the February 2 meeting of the New York City Women's Political Union, and again on February 14 at the Boston School Voters' League. In the lecture, she discusses the philosophical relationship between women and the State and argues for the value of women in government, leading to the importance of woman suffrage. She may have also delivered a version of this lecture in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1910, to the Fortnightly Club.

Shinn writes Addams that he and his family are enjoying Twenty Years at Hull House and praises her for working to solve America's problems.

The second in a four-part series arguing for woman suffrage.

In the final installment of "Why Women Should Vote," Addams highlights why women need the ballot and argues that woman suffrage is centuries overdue and necessary for women to protect themselves.