▁Control ▁Commission , ▁which ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Commission ▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁members , ▁advis ing ▁on ▁the ▁" legal , ▁social ▁and ▁moral " ▁aspects ▁of ▁state - sp ons ored ▁birth ▁control ▁to ▁women ▁receiving ▁state ▁aid . ▁Julian ▁was ▁an ▁Illinois ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁White ▁House ▁Conference ▁on ▁Children . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary ▁College ▁( now ▁Domin ican ▁University ), ▁including ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁chairman , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Her ▁other ▁civ ic ▁contributions ▁included ▁serving ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Urban ▁League , ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Y W CA ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁Mac M ur ray ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Erik son ▁Institute ▁of ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Education . ▁Julian ▁was ▁also ▁tre as urer , ▁then ▁vice ▁president , ▁of ▁Link s ▁Inc , ▁an ▁African - American ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁community ▁w elf are . ▁Anna ▁and ▁Per cy ▁Julian ▁founded ▁the ▁Chicago ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P ' s ▁Leg al ▁Def ense ▁and ▁Edu c ational ▁Fund . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Soci ological