She spent a short time teaching in her native Panola County and in Fort Worth before returning to Carthage in 1903;[2] even so, she retained an interest in education for the remainder of her life.

[1] Her father had purchased the local weekly newspaper, the Texas Mule, and she became its editor and publisher.

[2] It was her passion for education which took her to Austin; her frustration at the legislature's inability to raise the standard of academics led to her decision to run, which was supported by her family.

[2] She supported mandatory study of both state and national constitutions, and was crucial to passage of legislation appropriating funds for rural schools.

She was a delegate again to the convention in 1932, and with Henry Pomeroy Miller spearheaded the Roosevelt-Garner ticket's efforts in Texas.

She secured a transfer back to her home state, working in San Antonio and Dallas as a community facilities analyst with the Manpower Commission.

[2] Her archive is held at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.