Women's History

Jane Addams on Women's Issues

Jane Addams, founder of Hull House in Chicago, also worked for women's rights and woman suffrage and spoke and wrote about other women's issues.

1913 Jane Addams essay on the city as 'enlarged housekeeping" and the essential role of women in its future.

Jane Addams' 1915 speech, published as a pamphlet, on why woman's responsibility requires her to vote.

Modern History Sourcebook version of the 1915 pamphlet from Jane Addams.

An essay on Addams and her Hull House as a means for middle class women to make a significant contribution.

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