Abbott, Edith (1876–1957)

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University of Chicago

Alice Salomon to Jane Addams, December 11, 1911

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 24, 1902

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, August 16, 1911

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, August 6, 1911

Norah Hamilton to Jane Addams, August 14, 1911

Jane Addams to Edith Abbott, August 10, 1910

Jane Addams to Edith Abbott, September 15, 1909

Maude E. Marshall to Edith Abbot, February 8, 1911

Jane Addams to Grace Abbott, August 18, 1911

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, July 31, 1911

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Birth Date

1876-09-26

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1957-07-28

Birthplace

Grand Island, NE

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Edith Abbott was a social worker, economist, and educator who graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1901 and got a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. In 1908 she became the associate director of the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. In 1924 she was named dean of the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, a position she held until her retirement in 1942.

Abbott authored studies on the treatment of criminals, prisons, crime, and immigration. She was a member of the Wickersham Commission that studied immigration, advised the International Labour Office of the League of Nations, advocated for federal relief during the Depression. She served as president of the American Association of Schools of Social Work and was president of the National Conference of Social Work.

Abbot was the older sister of Grace Abbott.