Jessie Abbott (1897–1982) was a member of the Tuskegee Institute community and was married to Cleveland 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]
She was born on 23 March 1897 and went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She met her future husband, Cleveland Abbott, at the Drake Relays while he was a student at South Dakota State College. [1] [3] She died on 12 August 1982 in Tuskegee, Alabama.[ citation needed]
Jessie Abbott (1897–1982) was a member of the Tuskegee Institute community and was married to Cleveland 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]
She was born on 23 March 1897 and went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She met her future husband, Cleveland Abbott, at the Drake Relays while he was a student at South Dakota State College. [1] [3] She died on 12 August 1982 in Tuskegee, Alabama.[ citation needed]