Grace Abbott (November 17, 1878 - June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in advancing child welfare. Her older sister was social worker Edith Abbott. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Abbott graduated from Grand Island College in 1898. Before embarking on her future career in social work, she worked as a high school teacher in her home town through 1906. In 1902, she started graduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Wikipedia
The Othman Ali Abbott family has roots in America beginning in 1640 at Andover, Massachusetts. www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/fam...
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