Abby May

Abigail May Alcott
Abigail May Alcott
Born	October 8, 1800 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 25, 1877 (aged 77) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Housewife, Social Worker
Spouse	Amos Bronson Alcott ​ (m. 1830)​
Children	Anna Alcott Pratt Louisa May Alcott Elizabeth Sewall Alcott Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
Parent(s)	Colonel Joseph May and Dorothy Sewall
Relatives	Samuel 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.