[3] She was raised and spent her life in the west end of Louisville, Kentucky which is a predominantly black and low-income neighborhood in the city.
Throughout her career as a civil rights activist she was a part of multiple organizations and demonstrations fighting for better housing for Kentucky African Americans.
She was fighting for equality and peace for African Americans and that started at home in Louisville, Kentucky.
However her hard work and dedication to the fight for housing equality led for her to be inducted in to the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2003.
Her bio mentions how she dedicated her life to the fight for better housing and how she participated in a number of demonstrations throughout her career.