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Rabe, Olive Hanson (1887-1968)

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Jane Addams to Rosika Schwimmer, October 24, 1927

Rosika Schwimmer to Jane Addams, October 28, 1927

Jane Addams to Frederick Joseph Libby, November 17, 1927

Charles Fremont Amidon to Jane Addams, November 19, 1927

Jane Addams to Lola Maverick Lloyd, June 8, 1929

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Birth Date

1887-04-06

Death Date

1968-12

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Biographical Text

Olive Hanson Rabe was an American lawyer who represented Rosika Schwimmer in her case to obtain citizenship. In 1926 she ran for Municipal Judge in Chicago on the Progressive ticket. She served on the Labor Bureau there, a group that conducted research for labor organizations.

She married Henry Albert Rabe in 1910. They were divorced at some point in the 1920s.

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Source

Picture: Chicago Tribune, November 16, 1930, p. 5.

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Law United States Woman Suffrage

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

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Rightsholder being researched

Gender

Female

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Bibliography and Links

Henry Albert Rabe, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

In Washington, Owensboro Messenger, May 2, 1929, p. 4.

Olive H Rabe, 1930 United States Federal Census

Olive Hanson, Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920

Olive Rabe, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Woman Judge Aspirant Endorses Brennan, Belleville News-Democrat, October 6, 1926, p. 1.

Citation

“Rabe, Olive Hanson (1887-1968),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 5, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/39621.