Jessie Abbott
Jessie Harriett Scott Abbott (March 23, 1897 – August 8, 1982) was an American sports coach. A member of the Tuskegee Institute community, she was married to Cleve Abbott.[1] Together they worked to create one of the first organized women's college athletic programs at Tuskegee.[2] They coached the first all-Black girls' track team to enter the Olympics.[1] Jessie Abbott acted as the secretary for the wives of the presidents of Tuskegee as well as George Washington Carver.[1]
Biography
[edit]Abbott was born on March 23, 1897. and went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She met her future husband, Cleve Abbott, at the Drake Relays while he was a student at South Dakota State College.[1][3] She died on August 8, 1982, in Tuskegee.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Black Women Oral History Project Interviews, 1976–1981: Biographies". Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Research Guides. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ Dabney, Brittney. "Tuskegee coaching legend Abbott inducted into South Dakota Hall of Fame". Tuskegee University. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ Benson, Heather (29 August 2018). "Cleveland Abbott Paved the Way and Created Opportunities for Many". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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