In the 1950s, Ellen Sulzberger Straus 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.
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. 
