Edith Abbott (September 26, 1876 - July 28, 1957) was a social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her younger sister was Grace Abbott. In 1893, Abbott graduated from Brownell Hall, a girls' boarding school in Omaha. However, her family could not afford to send her to college, so she began teaching high school in Grand Island. Wikipedia
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The Othman Ali Abbott family has roots in America beginning in 1640 at Andover, Massachusetts. www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/fam...
