Treasury Salute
Jane Addams
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Treasury Salute is a wartime radio program honoring people whose lives and work exemplified service to the country. This installment is identified with Jane Addams, the social reformer and founder of Hull House, whose work focused on helping immigrants and addressing poverty and social conditions.
The program presents its subject in a dramatic radio format, using spoken performance and sound to bring a notable life and its public contributions to listeners. Its focus on Addams offers a portrait of civic commitment and social reform, set within a series devoted to recognizing individuals associated with American ideals and service.
The result is a concise historical tribute, combining biography with the earnest, patriotic tone of wartime broadcasting. Listeners interested in Jane Addams, social history, or radio programs that celebrated public service will find a focused account of a consequential reformer.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.