She relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, where she married William Forrest Hixson, and they had three children together.
[3] In 1986, Hixson and Riane Eisler co-authored ERA Facts and Guide, a handbook about the Equal Rights Amendment.
[4] In 1992, Hixson became the founding chair of the Equal Rights Amendment Summit.
[1] Hixson was also the founder of the Louisville chapter of the Older Women's League.
[5] Hixson advocated for the passage of the ERA until the time of her death on October 30, 2007.