[3] Gordon worked at the Division of Soil Microbiology at the United States Department of Agriculture from 1939 to 1942.
[3] In 1946, she began working for the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) as a bacteriologist.
[3][5] Gordon retired in 1981, but continued to work as a visiting investigator for the ATCC.
[3] This research study worked to identify, classify, and name types of aerobic sporeforming bacteria found in the soil.
In this study, she helped collaborate information on the presence of types of bacteria that grow quickly in acid, and helped with expressing the importance of naming and classifying these types of bacteria.