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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dubbed Abbott's career as, "inestimable value to the children, the mothers, and fathers of the country, as well as to the Federal and state governments" (The University of Chicago, 2019)

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From 1922-1934, Abbott was deemed the official representative of the United States at the League of Nations' advisory committee for trafficking women and child welfare (The University of Chicago, 2019).

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By 1917, Abbott began working as the director of the Industrial Division at the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. She began working toward the first federal child labor laws. (The University of Chicago, 2019).  The Keating-Owen Act of 1916 was declared unconstitutional two years later, but aimed to establish child-labor limitations in the workforce (Britannica, 2018).

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At the IPL, Abbott worked to improve the living conditions of immigrants' and help them adjust to their new life in the United States. She worked to create legislature that protected immigrants from  being exploited in the workplace as well as education to immigrant children.  (The University of Chicago, 2019).

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Britannica, T. E. (2018, November 13). Grace Abbott. Retrieved February 8, 2019, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Grace-Abbott

The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. (2019). Grace Abbott. Retrieved from https://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/grace-abbott

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Soon there after, Grace became the director of the Immigrants' Protective League (IPL). At the league, Abbott examined the conditions on Ellis Island, a main point of entry for immigrants into the US, and worked toward creating protective legislature for this minority population (Britannica, 2018).

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After completing her undergraduate degree at University of Nebraska and University of Chicago, Abbott moved to Chicago full time in 1907 and became a resident at the Hull House. There, she became close with Jane Adams. In 1909 she received her doctoral degree in political science from University of Chicago . (Britannica, 2018).

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November 1878- June 1939
A pioneer of both immigrant and child labor rights.