Letter from Jane Addams to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Campaign literature, Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame, 1847-1929, Feature writing, Kellor, Frances, 1873-1952, Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928, Political parties--Platforms, Press and politics, Progressive Party (1912), Women--Suffrage
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Jane Addams has received the forwarded telegram from Millicent Garrett Fawcett and is pleased with Fawcett’s commendation of the Progressive Party. She has sent the telegram to Frances Kellor for distribution to the press. Addams will be writing several articles on the party’s social economic planks drawing on her “experience with poorer people.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-08-24
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Jane Addams to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 24, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o88526. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. Letter from Jane Addams to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Aug. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o88526.
APA:
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935., [1912, August 24]. Letter from Jane Addams to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o88526.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
