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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jane Addams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-001
Overview

A world-famous social reformer; co-founded the first settlement house in America in 1889; championed many causes on behalf of the urban poor, such as protection of immigrants, child labor laws, industrial safety, juvenile courts, and recognition of labor unions; a leading figure in the movement for international peace; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Dates: 1838-; Majority of material found within 1880-1935

Mary Kelsey Collected Papers

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kelsey, Mary
Abstract Includes miscellaneous correspondence; two oversize scrapbooks (ca. 1914-1919) which contain correspondence (some with her relative, Kate Kelsey); articles and half-tone images from U.S. and foreign periodicals about World War I; small posters; sheet music; and material about Woodrow Wilson's 1916 presidential campaign and the Women's March for Woodrow Wilson in Washington D.C., ca. 1917; also small amounts of secondary material relating to the American Friends Service Committee, the...
Dates: 1914-1919

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  • Subject: Pacifists -- United States X
  • Subject: Women and peace -- United States -- History -- Sources X

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Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century 1
Feminists -- United States 1
Feminists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Pacifists -- United States 1