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America: The Promise of "A New Order of Ages" in Humanity, December 1, 1915

A pamphlet urges citizens to create an active and militant peace movement to combat a menace to spiritual salvation.

Peace Preparedness Public Opinion Religion World War I

Anonymous ("A Real American Citizen") to the Editor, March 6, 1917

A "Rreal American Citizen" calls for a boycott of subsidized newspapers due to their warmongering.

Journalism Peace Preparedness World War I

Board Meeting to Open Tuesday in Washington, January 6, 1924 (excerpt)

Report about club women questioning women on their support for American military.

Clubs Military Patriotism Preparedness Women's Rights

Calls for Preparedness, June 8, 1924

A clipping describing Nathan Shiverick's condemnation of peace activists.

Anti-radicalism Military Peace Preparedness

Cassen Eugene Parsons to Jane Addams, January 26, 1916

Parsons sends Addams materials arguing for peace and asks for her support of a Senate resolution (enclosed) to empower a Neutral Nations Conference.

Foreign Policy Internationalism Peace Preparedness World War I

Cassen Eugene Parsons to Jane Addams, March 10, 1916

Parsons urges Addams to pressure Henry Ford to undertake a petition campaign to Congress against preparedness.

Peace Preparedness Requests World War I

Catherine Breshkovsky to Jane Addams, November 30, 1916

Breshkovsky praises Addams for her work in the peace movement.

Health Preparedness Thanks War

Clara Schlee Laddey to Jane Addams, March 21, 1916

Laddey offers to collaborate on peace work with Addams.

Peace Preparedness

Eleanor Dagger Karsten to Margaret Fuller Eliot, June 29, 1916

Karsten sends Eliot peace literature and provides updates on the Woman's Peace Party's activities.

Education Military Peace Preparedness World War I

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Alard Charles Told, December 30, 1916

Karsten sends Told some literature regarding preparedness

Peace Preparedness

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Charles Zueblin, April 12, 1917

Karsten tells Zueblin that she will give Addams the article he sent on her return to Chicago.

Preparedness Requests

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to James Robert Matthews, February 19, 1916

Karsten sends Matthews some literature regarding military preparedness and refers him to other sources of information which she believes would benefit him.

Preparedness Requests Writings

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, August 8, 1916

Karsten updates Addams on Woman's Peace Party activities and a proposed meeting with presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes.

Peace Politics Preparedness

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, March 9, 1916

Karsten updates Addams on work done in the Woman's Peace Party, including a meeting of the Chicago Woman's Club where a peace resolution was presented.

Education Peace Preparedness

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Junia Fox, June 27, 1916

Karsten thanks Fox for sending a news clipping (not found) about the preparedness parade in Los Angeles.

Peace Preparedness World War I

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Leah McAfee, March 20, 1917

Karsten sends McAfee literature on compulsory military training.

Onsite Peace Preparedness World War I

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Ray W. Gifford, March 23, 1916

Karsten sends Gifford peace materials that he requested from Addams.

Children Peace Preparedness Requests

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Tyre Crumpler Taylor, February 16, 1916

Karsten responds to Taylor and makes suggestions to his argument for a statewide debate in North Carolina.

Education Military Preparedness War

Elizabeth Sutherland Young to Jane Addams, December 13, 1916

Young warns Addams about the effects of military training on young men.

Military Morality Preparedness Temperance

Elizabeth Walker Jordan to Jane Addams, October 21, 1915

Jordan invites Addams to Drake University to lecture about world peace and a topic of her choice.

Lectures Peace Preparedness Requests

Emily Herey Denison to Jane Addams, February 19, 1917

Denison expresses her opposition to Addams's request to demand a referendum from President Wilson because of the current political climate in the U.S. and the need to build defense against Germany.

Criticism Military Peace Politics Preparedness War World War I

Excellent Talks on Preparedness, December 16, 1915

A report of a debate on peace and war preparedness held at the Hackensack Woman's Club.

Peace Preparedness War

Frederick Paul Keppel to Jane Addams, October 12, 1915

Keppel reports on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's decisions not to fund most of the peace requests received, noting that the preparedness frenzy has made them cautious.

Peace Philanthropy Preparedness Public Opinion