Nettie Ottenberg | |
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1.jpg) Ottenberg pictured in the program for the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession | |
| Born | Nettie Podell April 5, 1887 |
| Died | May 11, 1982 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | New York School of Philanthropy |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Years active | 1906-1982 |
| Spouse | Louis Ottenberg (m. 1912-1960) |
| Children | 3, including Miriam Ottenberg |
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Nettie Podell Ottenberg (1887–1982) was an American social worker. She was one of the first trained social workers in the United States. An advocate for women's suffrage, voting rights for Washington, D.C., and childcare, in the 1960s she won the first federal funding for daycare and the nickname “The Mother of Daycare”.