Kohn, Esther Loeb.
Esther Loeb Kohn (1875-1965) was a social service advocate and lobbyist for progressive child labor laws in Illinois. She was a member of the Illinois Child Labor Committee and as such, conducted investigations into the street trades in Illinois. She was a special delegate to the 1930 White House Conference on Child Welfare. As a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, she attended the Vienna Peace Conference at the conclusion of the First World War. She also accompanied Julia Lathrop to Russia to witness the socialist experiment.
From the description of Esther Loeb Kohn papers, 1896-1965. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52422128
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| associatedWith | National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
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