Editing Edith Abbott (section)

== Early life ==
Edith was born on September 26, 1876, in [[Grand Island, Nebraska]]. Her father, [[Othman A. Abbott|Othman Ali Abbott]], was a lawyer and Nebraska's first [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska|Lieutenant Governor]] (1877–1879). Her mother, Elizabeth Maletta Griffin, was an [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] and [[suffrage]] leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500001 |title=Abbott, Edith |last=Banks Nutter |first=Kathleen |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500001 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |quote=Abbott, Edith (26 September 1876–28 July 1957), social reformer, social work educator, and author, was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, the daughter of Othman Ali Abbott, a lawyer and first lieutenant governor of Nebraska, and Elizabeth Maletta Griffin, a woman suffrage advocate.}}</ref> Both parents instilled values of women's rights, equality, and social reform into Edith and her sister [[Grace Abbott|Grace]], inspiring their future work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/sociology-biographies/edith-abbott|title=Edith Abbott facts, information, pictures {{!}} Encyclopedia.com articles about Edith Abbott|website=www.encyclopedia.com|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> [[Grace Abbott]] had many accomplishments working as a social worker, child labor legislation reformer, and chief of the [[United States Children's Bureau]] (1921–1934), also working with Edith on many different professional projects during their careers.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Grace-Abbott|title=Grace Abbott {{!}} American social worker|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=April 18, 2017|language=en}}</ref>