She was one of the first women to work in the industry and may have been the first American woman with solo directing credits on a documentary film for The School in 1939.
According to trade papers, it was "to be shown throughout the summer in the special theatre of the Science and Education Building at the New York World's Fair.
She was one of the original members of the Association of Documentary Film Producers in 1939 and served in roles such as Chair of the Finance Committee.
The film was about the dangers of silicosis and produced for unions in the zinc- and lead-mining areas where Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma meet and was released by Thomas Brandon.
Being first impressed with the production of military equipment that he sees, he then notices unmanned machinery and an empty addition to the plant.