Claim: In the 1950s, Ellen Sulzberger Straus (1925–1995) began writing a column for McCall's magazine, and in 1973, founded the United States' first telephone help line, a non-profit entitled Call for Action, whose purpose was to assisting people who had problems with government officials, businesses, and landlords.
Evidence: In 1963, she founded the United States' first telephone help line, a non-profit entitled Call for Action, whose purpose was to assisting people who had problems with government officials, businesses, and landlords.