She served as president of the city chapter from 1925 to 1950 and of the state federation from 1936 to 1940, as well as holding offices in the national organization.
In addition to her work with the Federation, Brockway was involved in many church-affiliated organizations, serving in local and state positions.
In 2019, the center which bears her name was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, as a significant marker of black history in Oklahoma.
[18] The group was an affiliate of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded by Mary Church Terrell,[19] and its first president was Harriet Price Jacobson, a teacher.
[35] As an organizer for the State Federation, Brockway assisted in the club in spreading statewide, serving in that capacity until 1921.
[4] After her term as state president, she served as parliamentarian and statistician for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.
[42][43] In 1947, she spent two months in Europe lecturing about programs for blacks for the Woman's Missionary Union and returned to talk about her trip to groups in the US.
[4] Her funeral was held on November 5 at Calvary Baptist Church and she was buried in Trice Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
[3] The Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs honored her with a memorial service during the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the organization's founding.
[52] The center, named in Brockway's honor, is the only extant structure affiliated with the Black Clubwoman's Movement.