[5][6] She earned a master's degree in English literature from Smith College, Massachusetts, then went on to further graduate studies at Columbia University, New York.

She met her partner, Martha Davis Coe (1907–1986), an entertainment producer[10][11] and composer for TV, while they were both working for the GSUSA.

[24] She was a member of the Paravent Theatrical Company in Providence, RI[25][26] and performed in several off-Broadway theatre productions in New York[27] as well as in New Jersey and New England.

Between 1976 and 1986 White and Coe wrote, produced and performed two two-woman shows Music Hall Favourites and Oscar Wilde and Wonderful as Coe-White Associates, appearing in New York and New Jersey.

[28][29] In 1989, White presented Ladies and Other Females, a one-woman show including excerpts from Shakespeare and Noël Coward.

White wrote in multiple genres including gothic romance, children's fiction, Girl Scout articles, song lyrics and plays.

White wrote pageants, productions for conventions and other special events, and many Girl Scout Leader articles.