She worked as the secretary of the Feministák Egyesülete (Feminist Association) and helped organize the 1913 Seventh Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, hosted by the group in Budapest.
[3] Paula described her mother as the Bohemian of the family and said their childhood home was filled with artists and intellectuals who exposed them to art, books, and music.
[3][Notes 2] After working briefly in an oil company, Pogány took a position as the secretary of the Feministák Egyesülete (Feminist Association), which was founded in 1904.
[7] During the Seventh Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) of 1913, she served as the general secretary of the executive board which organized the Budapest congress.
[13][14] In 1916, Schwimmer, who by this time was living in the United States, requested that Pogány meet her in Stockholm to assist her with the Peace Ship mission sponsored by Henry Ford.
[6] The program advocated training in proper breathing, posture, exercise, and the use of non-restrictive clothing, as well as diet to maintain optimal health.
[24] The couple made their home in Manhattan on Central Park West and Pogany Bennett's studio was located at 15 East 59 Street in the Dance School of Adolph Bolm.
In 1948, Pogany Bennett brought a collection of 300 Hungarian embroideries, which had been assembled by her mother, for display at the McLean Manor House in the village.
The reviewer, Charlotte Turgeon, stated that even the well-known dishes were presented in ways to give them "a special quality" and that the pastry section alone would ensure sales of the book.
The book was dubbed "fascinating to read" as well as useful, because it gave thorough instructions and a history of the influences of neighboring Balkan, Central European, French, Italian, and Turkish cuisines made with paprika, dill, caraway and both sweet and sour cream.
[32] Pogany Bennett died on 3 August 1982 and was buried alongside family members of her husband in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.