[2] Taking inspiration from her elder brother Bill, she followed his lead and graduated from New York University's journalism program, where she edited the student newspaper.
[1] After school, during World War II, she wrote mental health survey reports for her husband, who was in the U.S.
[1] After both papers folded, she wrote free-lance articles before switching to another male-dominated field, advertising.
In 1958, she took a job with Compton Advertising and then moved to Young & Rubicam in 1966 where she served as a vice president.
[1] She continued to write (as Myril Axelrod) until her death, serving as a guest columnist for Boston.com's Your Town series.