SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Grace Abbott

1878 - 1939

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Grace Abbott (November 17, 1878 – June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in improving the rights of immigrants and advancing child welfare, especially the regulation of child labor. She served as director of the U.S. Children's Bureau from 1921 to 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Grace Abbott is the 711th most popular social activist (down from 706th in 2024), the 14,095th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,350th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Grace Abbott ranks 711 out of 840. Before her are Anna Hutsol, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Pauli Murray, Susana Trimarco, Yoani Sánchez, and Judith Heumann. After her are Zakia Zaki, Gloria Allred, Munir Said Thalib, Derek Chauvin, Anthony Dod Mantle, and Crystal Eastman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Grace Abbott ranks 250. Before her are Flora Drummond, Roy Atwell, James Truslow Adams, Taylor Holmes, Thomas MacDonagh, and Edward Thomas. After her is Alfred E. Goodey. Among people deceased in 1939, Grace Abbott ranks 163. Before her are Lili Bech, Chick Webb, Boris Shchukin, Aurelio Mosquera, Charles Eastman, and Charlotte Despard. After her is Malcolm Champion.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Grace Abbott ranks 14,099 out of 20,380. Before her are Joaquin Castro (1974), Sarah Roemer (1984), Frank Coraci (1966), Bill Pope (1952), Jerry Maren (1920), and Craig L. Thomas (1933). After her are Christopher Moore (1957), Vince Edwards (1928), James Merrill (1926), Sean Kinney (1966), Odell Beckham Jr. (1992), and Erick Morillo (1971).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Grace Abbott ranks 122. Before her are Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Bobby Henderson (1980), Betty Ong (1956), Julia Butterfly Hill (1974), Pauli Murray (1910), and Judith Heumann (1947). After her are Gloria Allred (1941), Derek Chauvin (1976), Crystal Eastman (1881), Dorothy Height (1912), Matthew Shepard (1976), and Andrea James (1967).

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