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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1860-09-06 - 1935-06-21

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mrs. Harlan Ward Cooley Papers

 Series
Identifier: spe-mhwc
Abstract

Mrs. Harlan Ward Cooley (Helen "Nellie" Wooster Cooley) served as head of the Chicago Women's Club's Century of Progress Committee, which sponsored a series of lectures during the Century of Progress Exposition entitled, "Women in Civilization." This collection includes correspondence between Mrs. Cooley and speakers, as well as copies of speeches delivered at the Exposition.

Dates: 1932 - 1934

Marion C. Young Hull House Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-you
Abstract

Marion C. Young was born in 1895 and in 1929 she became a resident at Chicago’s Hull-House where she taught cooking classes. In that same year, she became associated with Hull-House’s Bowen Country Club bringing city children into the country for summer camp. This collection consists of Hull-House and Bowen Country Club materials assembled by Marion Young over some four decades.

Dates: 1900 - 1967