Abbott, Edith (1876-1957)

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University of Chicago

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 24, 1902

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

Norah Hamilton to Jane Addams, August 14, 1911

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

Alice Salomon to Jane Addams, December 11, 1911

Jane Addams to Gino C. Speranza, January 30, 1912

Grace Abbott to Anna Lathrop Case, July 27, [1912]

Suggestions for Advisory Committee Membership, Progressive Service Committee, January 28, 1913

Frances A. Kellor to Jane Addams, February 5, 1913

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, August 25, 1913

Edward Bok to Jane Addams, September 15, 1913

Jane Addams to Catharine Waugh McCulloch, August 21, 1914

Jame B. McCreary to Unknown, April 7, 1915

Byron Rufus Newton to Unknown, April 7, 1915

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, July 12, 1916

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, July 15, 1916

Harriet Park Thomas to Jane Addams, August 8, 1916

Jane Addams to Esther Loeb Kohn, September 18, 1916

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, July 25, 1911

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, July 31, 1911

Edith Abbott to Mary Dunlap Dunnahoo, September 21, 1912

Jane Addams, et. al, to Woodrow Wilson, October 18, 1913

Jane Adams, et. al, to Louis F. Post, October 18, 1913

Edith Abbott to Julia C. Lathrop, January 26, 1915

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, November 3, 1916 (fragment)

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Birth Date

1876-09-26

Death Date

1957-07-28

Birthplace

Grand Island, NE

Biographical Text

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, which studied immigration, advised the International Labour Office of the League of Nations, and 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.