Download or read book A Sister's Memories written by Edith Abbott and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the great figures of Progressive Era reform are Edith and Grace Abbott. This is the story of Grace as told by her sister, Edith. She recalls the struggles of her sister who, as head of the Immigrant's Protective League and the U.S. Children's Bureau, championed children's rights from the slums of Chicago to the villages of Appalachia.