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Mount Holyoke College Commencement Speech, June 19, 1907 (excerpt)

Addams discusses women's empowerment, college training and morality to the graduates of Mount Holyoke College.

Education Lectures Politics Women

Comment on Modern Girls and Materialism, ca. September 1921

An anecdote shared by Addams about judging by looks.

Humor Morality Women

Interview with the Guardian, September 15, 1921

Addams discusses her recent activities, the International Congress of Women and her hope that America joins the League of Nations.

Austria Internationalism League of Nations Peace Women

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Statement on Women and Reconciliation, September 16, 1921

Addams, commenting on the Anglo-Irish peace negotiations, says that women are better at reconciliation than men.

England Ireland Peace Women

Statement on Internationalism, October 3, 1921 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the impact of internationalism on women's lives.

Internationalism Lectures Peace Women

Speech to the Shawnee County League of Women Voters, January 13, 1922 (excerpts)

Addams spoke about the roles women are playing in the peace movement to a breakfast meeting in Topeka. The article also details other activities during her trip.

Government Lectures Woman Suffrage Women

Speech to the Waterloo Business Women's Club, January 16, 1922 (summary)

Addams speaks about conditions in Europe, relief efforts and the role of the League of Nations.

Internationalism League of Nations Lectures Peace Women

Statement on Women of Europe, February 12, 1922 (excerpt)

Addams gives the example of a Belgian woman who aided Germans after the war as a model for new beginnings.

Foreign Policy Lectures Women World War I

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, March 1922

Balch updates members of the WILPF Executive regarding getting women appointed on commissions of the League of Nations.

League of Nations Peace Refugees War Women

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, March 20, 1922

Balch tells Addams about efforts to appoint a woman member of the League of Nations health commission.

League of Nations Peace Public Health Women

Emily Greene Balch to Eric Drummond, March 22, 1922

Balch asks Drummond to consider appointing women to positions at the League of Nations.

League of Nations Women

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The Political Opinion of Europe Concerning America, September 12, 1922 (summary)

Addams describes public opinion in Europe and calls for American aid and engagement by women voters.

Europe Lectures Relief Efforts Women

Interview, December 29, 1922 (excerpt)

Addams argues that it is futile to blame men for the condition of the world.

Politics Women

Speech at WILPF Luncheon, March 23, 1924 (excerpts)

Addams discusses women's roles in the peace movement and appeals for funds to support delegates to the International Congress of Women.

Lectures Peace Women

Jane Addams Comments on Women's Privilege, March 28, 1924 (summary)

Addams advises women not to try to imitate men.

Lectures Women

Charles Pamperl to Jane Addams, May 26, 1924

Pamperl asks Addams to discuss his plan for an emblem that would designate individuals who act in constructive service.

Art Internationalism Peace Women

What Jane Addams Found in the East, July 7, 1924

Addams offers Stolberg her impressions after her tour of India, Japan and China.

China India Japan Philippines Travels Women

Kathleen D. Courtney to Jane Addams, January 13, 1925

Conferences International Affairs Internationalism League of Nations Meetings Peace Politics Travels Woman Suffrage Women Women's Rights

Women of the East Have Been Aroused by World Shake-up, May 16, 1924

China India Japan Lectures Women

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