[1][2] Cain was originally a teacher to school-age children, and taught about American civics and the United States government.
[3] In 1996 the Ladies' Home Journal named her one of the most powerful women in politics in the category of issues and advocates.
As president, she also helped to run advertisements in the Ladies' Home Journal that were aimed at increasing the political involvement of American women.
[5] Cain has appeared on CBS This Morning, Primetime Live, the Larry King Show, and National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
That same year, she also received the West Virginia Celebrate Women Award for her commitment to, and achievement in, volunteer work.
[1] In 1998, upon the end of her term as president of the League of Women Voters, the Becky Cain Award for Visionary Leadership was established by the organization in her honor.