[1] She worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the textiles department for almost 10 years, before embarking on her career as an artist.
[3] From 1948 until 1955, Ward had worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the textiles department under curator Dorothy G. Payer Sheperd.
[5][3][6] In 1952, she married William E. Ward (artist) [Wikidata], he was an exhibition designer at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
[8] After their honeymoon, the couple annually traveled to Mexico, a place that influenced her work.
[5][8] She would use Mexican local materials and fibers in her work including from the maguey cactus (agave americana), zacate root, and amate bark paper.