After marrying James Dolbey in 1935, she became a stay-at-home mother, raising two children, but also served as the Cincinnati Council of Church Women United's president.
In 1951, she first ran for city council, one of two women to do so, but failed to win a spot.
Dolbey ran again in 1953, this time winning the election to city council.
[2] Dolbey became the first woman in Major League Baseball history to throw out the Opening Day pitch in 1954, when the Cincinnati Reds had requested Waldvogel throw out the pitch.
Dolbey remained in city council until 1961, and retired from politics afterwards.