Last Updated: 01 Mar, 2023 | Views: 82
Age: 60
Profession: Social Worker
Famous For: Worked For Rights of Immigrants and Advancing Child Welfare
Higher Education: Graduated
About (Profile/Biography):
Grace Abbott was an American social worker and advocate for immigrant and women's rights in the early 20th century. She played a significant role in shaping U.S. immigration policy and was instrumental in the establishment of the Children's Bureau, the first federal agency focused on the welfare of children. Abbott's tireless activism and advocacy helped to improve the lives of countless women, children, and immigrants, and she remains an inspiring figure for generations of social workers and activists.
Grace Abbott Career:
1899-1906: Abbott taught at the University of Nebraska and became involved in the settlement house movement, working with immigrant and working-class families.
Grace Abbott Immigrants' Protective League: 1906-1917 - Abbott worked at the Immigrants' Protective League in Chicago, where she advocated for the rights of immigrant children and families.
1917-1919: Abbott served as the Chief of the Children's Bureau's Division of Immigrant Children.
Grace Abbott Chief of the Children's Bureau: 1919-1934 - Abbott served as the Chief of the Children's Bureau, where she worked to improve the lives of children through research and advocacy.
1934-1939: Abbott returned to the Immigrants' Protective League, where she continued to advocate for the rights of immigrant children and families until her death in 1939.
Nebraska Hall of Fame: Abbott is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
Grace Abbott key Works:
1917: The Immigrant and the Community
1938: The Child and the State
1939: The Child and the State in the United States
1921: Protection of Immigrant Women and Children
Grace Abbott Honour:
In her honor, the University of Nebraska at Omaha has named its School of Social Work
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