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Abbott, Grace (1878–1939)

US social worker and activist. From 1919 Abbott was the director of the federal Children's Bureau, later becoming president of the National Conference of Social Workers (1923–24), and an adviser to the League of Nations (1922–34). She campaigned for the fair treatment of children and immigrants throughout her life.

Grace Abbott studied at the universities of Nebraska and Chicago. In 1908 she went to live at Chicago's Hull House to head the Immigrants' Protective League. The author of forceful articles exposing the exploitation of immigrants, she also campaigned for child labour laws, and administered grants to provide health care for mothers and children. She was professor of public welfare at the University of Chicago 1934–39.
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And while Edith and Grace Abbott had powerful support to expand the scope of mothers' pensions under Social Security, at the last minute Harry Hopkins, director of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, substituted his own plan, which subsequently was enacted into law.
The Segregated Origins of Social Security: African Americans and the ... by Achenbaum, W. Andrew / Journal of Social History
Criteria 2: Enhancing Student Academic Learning Deb Williams, the instructional facilitator at Grace Abbott Elementary, asked me what I knew about the program Junior Achievement.
Enriching economics education though service-learning by Wetig, Saundra / Academic Exchange Quarterly
Grace Abbott, Robert Felix, Alfred Blumrosen, Emanuel Celler, and John Gardner each harbored a special vision until a window of opportunity, often a period of crisis or activist fervor, allowed their views to gain a foothold.
That's Not What We Meant to Do: Reform and Its Unintended ... by Heineman, Robert / Independent Review
 
 
 
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