Additionally, she established herself as an author, penning works like Dale Carnegie's Scrapbook and Guiding Your Spouse Towards Success.
[2] As a divorced mother with a young daughter, she faced the responsibility of providing for her family after an ill-fated teenage marriage.
In pursuit of personal and professional growth, she enrolled in a Dale Carnegie course held at a Young Men's Christian Association hall.
Dorothy attributed the valuable skills she acquired from the course to her remarkable ascent from a stenographer to the esteemed position of senior secretary at Gulf Oil Corporation.
Additionally, she demonstrated her leadership abilities by assuming the presidency of the Young Republicans Club in Tulsa.