Mary Dyckman (1886-1984) began her efforts for the improvement of working and living conditions in New Jersey as a visiting caseworker in Orange. She became a mobilizer, fund-raiser, organizational leader and political activist addressing social problems in both urban and rural areas of the state. Elected to the Executive Board of the Consumers League of New Jersey in 1938, Dyckman later served as president from 1944 to 1956. Her concern for human welfare involved her in various issues including income tax, worker's compensation, and the plight of migrant agricultural laborers. In 1944-1945, Dyckman compiled a brief of recommendations and submitted it to Governor Walter E. Edge, which led directly to the New Jersey Migrant Law of 1945–the first migrant law of its kind in the United States.