[1] In 1931, during the Great Depression, she left her apprenticeship with Charles Morgan to study under Frank Lloyd Wright who invited her to fix one of the buildings at the Taliesin (Studio) in Spring Green, Wisconsin before the arrival of apprentices.
[3] The first Taliesin fellowship was composed for 50-60 young apprentices whom did not attend formal class, but rather learned from Wright by helping to build elements on the estate while listening to the architect explain his ideas.
[2] Her partnership with Louise Dees-Porch lasted until 1939 when in efforts to win World War 2, she left to help a naval architect.
[3] The architectural firm specialized in hospitals, health facilities, and educational buildings across the states of New York, Rhone Island, Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina[2] throughout the 1960's.
[3] In 1981, at the age of 71, she was awarded a fellowship from the American Institute of Architects, also known as the AIA, for her contribution to the advancement of women in the field of architecture.