[4] During World War I she worked on establishing quarantine guidelines and procedures for preventing sexually-transmitted disease.

[8] She worked in public health in Kansas during the 1918 flu pandemic, during which she recommended people refrain from handshakes to prevent spreading the virus.

[14] She had a contentious professional relationship with editor and fellow birth control advocate Margaret Sanger.

[16] She briefly worked with local African-American groups to create a branch clinic for black women in Miami, but withdrew funding over disagreements.

[18] In 1944, she was credited with suggesting educational booklets for pregnant military wives during World War II.

[20] In 1915, she spoke to the Topeka Federation of Women's Clubs about unhealthy conditions at the county's poor farm.