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Grace Abbott (November 17, 1878 – June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in improving the rights of immigrants and advancing child welfare, especially the regulation of child labor.
Jun 15, 2024 · Grace Abbott (born Nov. 17, 1878, Grand Island, Neb., U.S.—died June 19, 1939, Chicago, Ill.) was an American social worker, public administrator, educator, and reformer who was important in the field of child-labour legislation.
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Grace Abbott (1878-1939) was a pioneer in social work, child welfare, and labor rights. She served as director of the Immigrants' Protective League, chief of the Children's Bureau, and professor at the University of Chicago.
Jun 9, 2020 · Grace Abbott (1878 – 1939) – Social Work Pioneer, Reformer, Hull House Resident and Chief of the Children’s Bureau. by John Sorensen, Founding Director of the Abbott Sisters Project. “Some ask, ‘Why should anyone seek a part in the struggle to end the injustice and ugliness of our modern life?
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Known for: New Deal era chief of the federal Children’s Bureau, child labor law advocate, Hull House resident, sister of Edith Abbott Occupation: social worker, educator, government official, writer, activist Dates:November 17, 1878 – June 19, 1939
During Grace Abbott’s early childhood in Grand Island, Nebraska, her family was fairly well off. Her father was the Lieutenant Governor of the state, and her mother was an activist who had been an abolitionist and advocated women’s rights including woman suffrage. Grace, like her older sister Edith, was expected to go to college. But the 1893 finan...
Mother: Elizabeth Griffin (about 1846 – 1941): high school principal, pacifist, abolitionist, and advocate of women’s suffrageFather: Othman Ali Abbott (1845 – 1935): lawyer, business investor, politicianSiblings: Othman Ali Abbott Jr., Grace Abbott, Arthur Griffin AbbottGrand Island College, 1898University of Nebraska, from 1902University of Chicago, from 1904 – Ph.D. in political science, 1909Grace Abbott was a prominent figure in the New Deal era, leading the federal Children’s Bureau and advocating for immigrants, children, and women. She was also a sister of Edith Abbott, a Hull House resident and a social work educator.
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Grace Abbott, (born Nov. 17, 1878, Grand Island, Neb., U.S.—died June 19, 1939, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. social worker, public administrator, educator, and reformer.
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Mar 11, 2020 · Grace Abbott (1878-1939), an architect of social work and an activist in the immigrant rights movement, was the highest ranking woman in government from 1921 to 1934 as chief of the...
