istance , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁she ▁officially ▁retired ▁as ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Service ▁Administration . ▁Ed ith ▁Abb ott ▁spent ▁her ▁remaining ▁years ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Grand ▁Island , ▁Neb r aska , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁her ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁Grand ▁Island ▁Public ▁Library . ▁She ▁also ▁left ▁a ▁trust ▁for ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁non f iction ▁books ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁Elizabeth ▁Abb ott . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Ed ith ▁Abb ott ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Wayne ▁Mc Mill en ▁of ▁Social ▁Service ▁Review ▁wrote , ▁" History ▁will ▁include ▁her ▁name ▁among ▁the ▁hand ful ▁of ▁leaders ▁who ▁have ▁made ▁end uring ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁education . ▁Social ▁work ▁has ▁now ▁taken ▁its ▁place ▁as ▁an ▁established ▁profession . ▁She , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁one ▁person , ▁gave ▁direction ▁to ▁the ▁education ▁required ▁for ▁that ▁profession . ▁Post er ity ▁will ▁not ▁forget ▁achiev ements ▁such ▁as ▁these ." ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁Indust ry ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁her ▁question ▁of ▁women ' s ▁' comp ens ation ▁history ' ▁in ▁the ▁work force ▁Abb ott ▁worked ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁who ▁did ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁work ▁with ▁leg ality ▁and ▁economic ▁status ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁write