ridge , ▁then ▁Director ▁of ▁Social ▁Research ▁at ▁the ▁independent ▁Chicago ▁School ▁of ▁C iv ics ▁and ▁Phil anth ropy , ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁job ▁teaching ▁statistics ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁Investig ation . ▁ ▁Abb ott ▁moved ▁into ▁Jane ▁Add ams ' s ▁H ull ▁House ▁with ▁her ▁sister , ▁Grace , ▁when ▁she ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁H ull ▁House ▁was ▁ren owned ▁as ▁a ▁me cca ▁for ▁educated ▁women , ▁for ▁its ▁v ibr ant ▁community ▁of ▁res iding ▁revolution ary ▁think ers . ▁Grace ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁Abb ott ▁became ▁great ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁reform - mind ed ▁community ▁as ▁they ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁through ▁their ▁commit ment ▁to ▁social ▁reform ▁advoc acy ▁and ▁scholar ship ▁of ▁statistical ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁long - last ing ▁professional ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁first ▁started ▁during ▁their ▁years ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁C iv ics ▁and ▁Phil anth ropy . ▁They ▁shared ▁a ▁common ▁interest ▁in ▁detailed ▁statistical ▁investig ations ▁of ▁contemporary ▁social ▁problems ▁which ▁they ▁believed ▁they ▁could ▁use ▁to ▁spark ▁reform ▁advoc acy . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her ▁experience ▁in ▁statistical ▁research , ▁following ▁a ▁crime ▁wave ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁investigate ▁statistics ▁on ▁crime ▁and ▁crim inals ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ground - bre aking ▁report ▁titled ▁" Stat istics ▁Rel ating ▁to ▁Crime ▁in ▁Chicago ", ▁published ▁in ▁