The
Immigrants
Protective League
(IPL) was founded by a group of women living in the Hull
House Settlement in in 1909. The IPL tried to help immigrants
adjust to living in America. It established waiting rooms at railroad
stations, where multi-lingual men and women helped recent arrivals
find their relatives or friends. The IPL also carried out investigations
into organizations such as employment agencies and loan companies,
that claimed they were providing services for immigrants.
Grace
Abbott and Sophonisba
Breckinridge
were the early leaders of this organization. In 1926 Adena
Miller Rich
became director of the ILP.
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