She is known for creating the cottage industry in North Carolina that would eventually become the Penland School of Craft.

Morgan is considered an important part of the American Craft Revival that flourished in the first half of the 20th century.

[3] In 1920 Morgan returned to North Carolina, where she took over supervision of the Appalachian Industrial School from her brother Rufus.

In 1933 Morgan organized an exhibition and sale at the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago.

[3] In 1934 Morgan represented the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild at the International Exhibition of Folk Arts in Berne, Switzerland.