From Relief to Social Security. By Grace Abbott. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1941. Pp. vi, 388. $2.50.) - The State Becomes a Social Worker. By Arthur W. James. (Richmond: Garrett and Massie. 1942. Pp. xiv, 368. $3.00.)

1942 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 963-964
Author(s):  
Jane Perry Clark Carey
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
The State ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Chicago Press

Abbott, Edith

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean K. Quam
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Social Service ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Security Act ◽  
The University

Edith Abbott (1876–1957) was a social worker and educator. She was Dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago from 1924 to 1942 and she helped in drafting the Social Security Act of 1935.

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