RCNJ Jane Addams Papers Project

Check out our latest blog, exploring Jane Addams's battle with ward boss Johnny Powers! Terrence J. McDonald digs into the familiar story to uncover new depths.

Hull House Has a Visitor…And the Rest is History by Terrence J. McDonald. - Jane Addams Papers Project Terrence J. McDonald is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan. He is the author of Nearly Neighbors: Jane Addams, Johnny Powers, and the Progressive Political Imagination (2026), published by the University of Chicago Press. In early December 1893 Chicago’s Hull House had an...

See Professor Sheryl Gordon's take on the question: Was Jane Addams an Imperialist?

Jane Addams, the Imperialist?! by Sheryl Gordon - Jane Addams Papers Project Sheryl Gordon is an Assistant Professor in the History and Political Science Department at Molloy University on Long Island, NY. Her research has centered on peace history and international relations in the early twentieth century. She published “The Limits of Labels: Jane Addams and Her Views on ...

Time to order Volume 4 with a discount! https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c049804

Volume 4 of the Selected Papers of Jane Addams is here! Order your summer beach reading now! https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c049804

Olivia is one of our editorial assistants who will be helping shape state policy. Congrats Olivia!

Olivia Ha '28 Tapped to Help Shape State Financial Aid Policy July 9, 2026 by Lauren Ferguson A Ramapo College of New Jersey student will spend the upcoming academic year helping to shape financial aid policy on the state level. Neuroscience Major Olivia Ha ’28, of Northvale, NJ, has been selected to serve on the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistanc...

Interesting piece from the Smithsonian Magazine about Frances Kellor and "Americanization Day." Kellor and Addams worked together for the Progressive Party ca. 1910-1913.

During World War I, This Woman Asked Americans to Welcome Immigrants—and Urged New Arrivals to Assimilate Progressive reformer Frances Kellor spearheaded efforts to celebrate Americanization Day, arguing that immigrants should fully embrace U.S. culture to better adapt to life in their new home

One of the wonderful people that we uncover when we research Jane Addams's in-box! Thanks Stacy Lynn for sharing.

Finding Morris Osofsky - Jane Addams Papers Project I recently finished reviewing all of the congratulatory telegrams and letters Jane Addams received when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1931. More than 375 of these messages are known to be extant, and they came in from across the country and around the world. The well-wishers incl...

Good company, Jane!

The Most Important Women in American History | The New Republic Some risked their lives for their cause. Others wielded influence through mass media.

Congratulations to Jessica, Emma, Rachel and Chris, our graduating seniors. We are lucky to have Emma and Jessica staying on while they pursue their Masters.