Abby May

Abigail May Alcott
Abigail May Alcott
BornOctober 8, 1800
DiedNovember 25, 1877 (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Housewife, Social Worker
Spouse
(m. 1830)
ChildrenAnna Alcott Pratt
Louisa May Alcott
Elizabeth Sewall Alcott
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
Parent(s)Colonel Joseph May and Dorothy Sewall
RelativesSamuel Joseph May (brother), Eve LaPlante (great-niece)

Abigail "Abba" Alcott (née May; October 8, 1800 – November 25, 1877) was an American activist for several causes and one of the first paid social workers in the state of Massachusetts. She was the wife of transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott and mother of four daughters, including Civil War novelist Louisa May Alcott.