Abbott was a member of Philadelphia's "The Plastic Club", an organization established to promote "Art for art's sake", which included Jessie Wilcox Smith, Violet Oakley, and Elizabeth Shippen Green.
Abbott was a member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club and Philadelphia's The Plastic Club, an organization established by women artists to promote "Art for art's sake". Its members included Jessie Wilcox Smith, Violet Oakley, and Elizabeth Shippen Green.