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References:

NASW Foundation. Edith Abbott NASW Pioneers. 2021. Retrieved from: https://www.naswfoundation.org/Our-Work/NASW-Social-Work-Pioneers/NASW-Social-Workers-Pioneers-Bio-Index/id/56

Sorensen, J. (2010, December 13). Edith Abbott (1876-1957): Social reformer, author, administrator and educator. Social Welfare History Project. Retrieved [09/29/21] from http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/abbott-edith/

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Edith Abbott was at the forefront of education concerning social welfare. Her contributions were extensive and paved the way for social work to grow and reach all communities.

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Edith was an innovator, an educator and scholar. Being one of the first women to earn a Ph.D! She made numerous publications on topics of public welfare, social work and education.

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Abbott was a confidant and special consultant to Harry Hopkins, adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Abbott was President of the National Conference of Social Work and the American Association of Schools of Social Work. She was a founder of "Social Service Review."

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Abbott focused her efforts on the public welfare administration. Abbott helped establish the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare in 1926.In 1935 she assisted in the development of the social security act.

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Edith Abbott was born in Nebraska. She studied economics and earned her doctorate from University of Chicago in 1905.