▁conditions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Mc Main ▁led ▁a ▁clean - up ▁and ▁education ▁campaign ▁to ▁help ▁er ad icate ▁the ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Channel ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Mc Main ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁an ▁anti - t uber cul osis ▁association ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁She ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁for ▁child ▁labor ▁laws ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁achieved ▁passage ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁League ▁spons ored ▁comp uls ory ▁education . ▁Mc Main ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Jean ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Kate ▁Gordon ▁in ▁these ▁endeav ors . ▁During ▁her ▁ten ure , ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁established ▁a ▁Wood working ▁Class ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind , ▁conducted ▁by ▁an ▁instruct or ▁from ▁the ▁Del g ado ▁Trade ▁School . ▁It ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁which ▁included ▁sw imming ▁less ons ▁for ▁under priv ile ged ▁people . ▁ ▁Mc Main ▁trained ▁Red ▁Cross ▁n urs es ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁schools ▁for ▁n urs es ▁a ides ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Mc Main ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Tul ane ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Work , ▁the ▁fifth ▁oldest ▁institution ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁was ▁natural ▁in ▁that ▁Tul ane ▁University