▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁founded ▁the ▁Social ▁Service ▁Review ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁which , ▁still ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁" is ▁committed ▁to ▁exam ining ▁social ▁w elf are ▁policy ▁and ▁practice ▁and ▁evalu ating ▁its ▁effects ." ▁Through out ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁Ed ith ▁Abb ott ▁worked ▁ ▁alongside ▁her ▁sister ▁to ▁combat ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁social ▁ill s , ▁from ▁the ▁mist re at ment ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁ab uses ▁of ▁child ▁labor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Abb ott ▁assist ed ▁in ▁draft ing ▁the ▁Social ▁Security ▁Act . ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Abb ott ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sphere . ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁conf id ante ▁and ▁special ▁consult ant ▁to ▁Harry ▁Hop kins , ▁advis er ▁to ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁case ▁on ▁the ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁state ' s ▁supre me ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Ed ith ' s ▁sister , ▁Grace , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁caused ▁Ed ith ▁to ▁become ▁quar rel some ▁and ▁lon ely , ▁and ▁slowly ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁withdraw ▁herself ▁from ▁public ▁life . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁published ▁her ▁final ▁book , ▁Public ▁Ass