Letter Jane Addams to Edith Abbott 1912-08-17

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                the day she leaves Sept. 4th.
                I am so glad you are 
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                will plan stay for the
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Jane Addams to Edith Abbott 17 August 1912: A TEI Edition Abbott/Addams Letter Digitization Project Emily Benes Caitlin Henry Seolha Lee Rosamond Thalken the TEI Archiving, Publishing, and Access Service (TAPAS)
360 Huntington Avenue Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115
27 April 2018

This file is free to download, share, or repurpose for educational and project development purposes.

 Jane Addams Jane Addams to Edith Abbott, 17 August 1912 August 17, 1912 Edith and Grace Abbott, Papers (MS 129). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. view page image(s) Aug. 17" 1912 Baymeath, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Miss Abbott,

I have written Esther that you are coming to Lakeside in Sept. probably the day she leaves Sept. 4th. I am so glad you are going down. I do hope you will plan stay for the month.

Always affectionately yours Jane Addams view page image(s)

Edith Abbott

Edith Abbott was born on September 26, 1876 in Grand Island, Nebraska, into a politically and socially active Nebraskan family. After receiving a degree at the University of Nebraska, Edith attended the University of Chicago on a fellowship to study political economy. In 1905, she obtained her doctoral degree and spent multiple years at the University College London studying social economics and welfare. She returned to the United States to continue a successful career of teaching and researching social welfare alongside Grace Abbott, Sophonisba Breckinridge, and other women at Jane Addams’ Hull House. Abbott’s work focused on social statistics as a methodology to look critically at women’s rights, child labor, immigration, and public welfare. She was promoted to Dean of the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration in 1924, and held that position until retiring in 1942.

Esther Kohn

Esther Kohn was born on January 12, 1875, to a prominent German-Jewish family from Chicago. She married Alfred Kohn in 1894 and studied in Europe for a few years. After her husband's death in 1909, Kohn dedicated herself to social work. She was an important part of the Hull House, taking care of the institution in Jane Addams' absence. Over the years, Kohn's interest in social work led to advancements in child and medical welfare, and she served on boards focused on immigration and Jewish organizations. Kohn coordinated between volunteer and professional social welfare organizations, and was active in the field of social work until her death in 1965.

Jane Addams

Jane Addams was born on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois in a wealthy family. She received the bachelor's degree from Rockford College for Women in 1882. She studied medicine at the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia, but completed only one year due to her poor health. Inspired from her visit to Toynbee Hall, a settlement house in London, she co-founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 to help immigrants in Chicago. Addams was actively engaged in woman suffrage and international peace movement serving as an officer in the National American Woman's Suffrage Association and leading organizations such as Women's Peace Party, the International Congress of Women and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 71. Addams died of cancer in 1935.

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Jane Addams to Edith Abbott 17 August 1912: A TEI Edition Abbott/Addams Letter Digitization Project Emily Benes Caitlin Henry Seolha Lee Rosamond Thalken the TEI Archiving, Publishing, and Access Service (TAPAS)
360 Huntington Avenue Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115
27 April 2018

This file is free to download, share, or repurpose for educational and project development purposes.

 Jane Addams Jane Addams to Edith Abbott, 17 August 1912 August 17, 1912 Edith and Grace Abbott, Papers (MS 129). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Jane Addams Edith Abbott Aug. 17" 1912 Baymeath, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Miss Abbott,

I have written Esther that you are coming to Lakeside in Sept. probably the day she leaves Sept. 4th. I am so glad you are going down. I do hope you will plan stay for the month.

Always affectionately yours Jane Addams