Eveleen Severn served at Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News in a number of positions, starting in 1929 and finally becoming its editor.

Up until the 1930s, philately was generally regarded as a "man’s" hobby and women were, in most cases, excluded or at least not encouraged to participate.

Eveleen Severn was a member of the American Philatelic Society and served on various committees.

At the Severn-Wylie-Jewett Company, which owned Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, she assumed the role of president on the death of her husband Charles Esterly Severn.

Eveleen Severn was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1942.