[1][2][3][4][5] Gaylord began her journalistic career reporting for her father’s newspaper and radio station in Oklahoma City.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] While working for the AP in 1943, Gaylord followed Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the First Lady of China, on her tour of the United States.
Gaylord served as a member of the board of directors and corporate secretary for The Oklahoma Publishing Company.
[4][3]The University of Oklahoma also presented Gaylord with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 1997 for her contributions.
[1][6] Universities in several states have honored the memory of Gaylord by naming new academic centers or professorships for her.
[17] Edith's niece Christy Gaylord Everest served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oklahoma Publishing Company from 2003 to 2011.