Grace Abbott (November 17, 1878 - June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in advancing child welfare. 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 and in 1904 at the University of Chicago. November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grain elevator along the Union Pacific Railroad in downtown Grand Island Grand Island is a city located in Hall County, Nebraska. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A Social Worker is [[a person who has obtained a professional degree either as a BSW,MSW, or DSW/Ph. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a state-supported institution of higher learning located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, and is the flagship and largest campus of the University of Nebraska system. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In 1907, she moved to Chicago, where she began her career in social work. She took up residency in the Hull House, an urban center for women engaged in early proto-feminism and social reform, as well as a safe haven for the poor. In 1909, Abbott received a doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Hull House community workshop poster, 1938 Hull House, co-founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr who were soon joined by other volunteers called residents, was one of the first settlement houses in the U.S. and eventually grew into one of the largest... Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their social, political, and economic situation. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Abbott served on several committees and organizations for advancing the societal cause of the child welfare, including the Immigrants' Protective League (1908-1917), Child Labor Division of the U.S. Children's Bureau (1921 to 1934), and was also a member of the Women's Trade Union League. 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The United States Childrens Bureau is a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Abbott was an author of several sociological texts, including The Immigrant and the Community (1917) and The Child and the State (1938, 2 volumes). She was also responsible for incorporating social statistics and research into legislative policy-making as well as investigating child labor violations in shipbuilding plants and other factories across the United States. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Abbott pioneered the process of incorporating sociological data relating to child labor, juvenile delinquency, dependency, and statistics into the lawmaking process; she spent much of her time as a political lobbyist for social issues in Washington, D.C. She was associated with the Social Security Administration from 1934 until her death in 1939; during that time period, Abbott helped in the drafting of the Social Security Act and chaired several government committees on child welfare and social issues. Washington, D.C., short for the District of Columbia, is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ... The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) manages the United States social insurance program, consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States Social Security Card Social Security is a social insurance program administered by the Social Security Administration under the authority of the United States federal government. ...

During a 1938 health checkup, doctors discovered that she was suffering from multiple myeloma. The disease caused her death one year later. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Multiple myeloma (also known simply as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a presently incurable hematological malignancy of plasma cells, the cells of the immune system that produce antibodies. ...

Abbot is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame. Nebraska Hall of Fame is a list of prominent Nebraskans including: Bess Streeter Aldrich -- A successful author of the early 1900s who lived in Elmwood, Nebraska. ...