[2] In 1964, she completed a master's degree in education from Sam Houston State University.
[1] After Russum's death in 1985, Eversmeyer became involved in community activism focused on lesbians.
[1][3] For 14 years, Eversmeyer served on the steering committee of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, a national organization for lesbians age 55 and older working to confront ageism and promote social justice.
[6] Arden's work with OLOHP was the subject of a documentary short film called Old Lesbians, directed and edited by Meghan McDonough in 2023.
[10] Mary Speegle, creator of the podcast The Lesbian Story Project, combined two interviews with Eversmeyer into a 45-minute episode published on October 17, 2016.