The first woman from Concord, New Hampshire, to earn a bachelor's degree, Abbott often wrote on suffrage for national newspapers and participated in many suffragist organizations.

[2] She also authored texts on Concord wildlife and genealogy for local audiences, leading to her inclusion on several contemporary lists of notable American women.

Starting in the 1890s, she frequently wrote columns advocating for women's suffrage om nationally recognized periodicals including The Century Magazine, North American Review, Popular Science Monthly, and Frank Leslie's.

"[8] Modern scholars note that her articles helped contextualize women's rights in a time when suffrage was still regarded with suspicion.

By including other nature watchers' observations, Abbott's book catalogued 201 distinct birds and 540 flowers in Concord.

[3][2] For her prolific writing nationally and locally, she was included in several contemporary lists of notable American women and New Hampshire residents.