In 1943 gained her PhD from The Catholic University of America with a dissertation, supervised by Aubrey E. Landry, entitled The Determination of Sets of Independent Conditions Characterizing Certain Special Cases of Symmetric Correspondences.

"[3] She taught in the public schools of Washington, D.C., for 47 years and in 1966 became the first woman to chair the DC Board of Education, on which she served through 1967.

She served as first vice president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, chair of the advisory board of Fides Neighborhood House, on the Committee of International Social Welfare, on the executive committee of the National Social Welfare Assembly, secretary and member of the executive committee of the DC Health and Welfare Council, on the local and national committees of the United Service Organization, a member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Catholic Interracial Council of Washington, the National Urban League, NAACP, League of Women Voters, and the American Association of University Women.

[5] Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes received numerous accolades throughout her distinguished career, reflecting her groundbreaking contributions to mathematics and education.

In addition to the Papal Decoration of Honor, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, awarded by Pope John XXIII in 1959, and her recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1998, her legacy continues to be celebrated through various honors: Haynes died of a heart attack on July 25, 1980, in her hometown, Washington, D.C. She had set up a trust fund to support a professorial chair and student loan fund in the School of Education, giving $700,000 to Catholic University.

[6] Her efforts laid the groundwork for more equitable educational practices in the district, ensuring that all students, regardless of race, had the opportunity to pursue academic excellence.