▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 3 4 ), ▁also ▁working ▁with ▁Ed ith ▁on ▁many ▁different ▁professional ▁projects ▁during ▁their ▁care ers . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁Abb ott ▁graduated ▁from ▁Brown ell ▁Hall , ▁a ▁girls ' ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁However , ▁her ▁family ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁send ▁her ▁to ▁college ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dr ought ▁which ▁struck ▁Neb r aska ▁and ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁economic ▁de pression . ▁Instead ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁college ▁immediately , ▁Abb ott ▁began ▁to ▁teach ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Grand ▁Island , ▁Neb r aska . ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁college ▁education , ▁Abb ott ▁took ▁correspond ence ▁courses ▁and ▁night ▁classes ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁to ▁fully ▁en roll . ▁Abb ott ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska , ▁receiving ▁her ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁for ▁two ▁more ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁awarded ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁working ▁on ▁her ▁doctor ate , ▁she ▁met ▁Professor ▁Soph on is ba ▁Bre ck in ridge . ▁She ▁earned ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁political ▁economy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Later , ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁would ▁publish ▁multiple ▁studies ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁School ▁of ▁C iv ics ▁and ▁Phil anth ropy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ,