Esther Loeb Kohn papers, 1896-1965.

National Child Labor Committee (U.S.)

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Founded in 1904 under the leadership of Edgar G. Murphy, Felix Adler, Samuel McCune Lindsay, Owen Lovejoy, and A.J. McKelway. Its aims were legislation, investigation, and publicity to promote the interests of children. From the description of Records, 1914-1943. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122421727 The National Child Labor Committee was formed after a conference held in New York between Edgar Gardner Murphy's Alabama Child Labor Commi...

Michael Reese Hospital

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Immigrants' Protective League (Chicago, Ill.)

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The Immigrants Protective League was founded in 1908 by Hull-House residents to help immigrants adjust to their adopted country. The League conducted research studies of the conditions of Chicago's immigrants. It also offered such services as aid with immigration documents, re-uniting families, referral to social service agencies, and adult education classes. The League also investigated and exposed cases of exploitation of new immigrants. The Immigrant's Protective League has existed in several...

Kohn, Esther Loeb.

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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 accompanie...

Chicago Housing Authority

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