Mary Perkins Ives Abbott (October 17, 1857 – February 9, 1904) was an American writer, golfer, reviewer and novelist.

There, she befriended golfer and course designer Charles B. Macdonald, who introduced Mary and her daughter, Margaret, to the game at his own Chicago Golf Club.

[3] Abbott competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics golf tournament, where she finished tied for seventh place.

A historic record, both she and her daughter, Margaret Abbott, the first ever female gold medalist at the games,[4] competed in the event.

A biographer of writer Finley Peter Dunne, Elmer Ellis,[5] noted that Abbott, a widow who had lived for some years in Calcutta, moved to Chicago where she reviewed books for the Evening Post and the two (Abbott and Dunne) became acquainted.