[1] Ammons and Eliza Routt met through suffrage work, and found they shared an interest in higher education and domestic science.

[2] In 1902, the program was renamed the Department of Domestic Science, and Ammons promoted scientific methods for cooking, hygiene, and architecture in homes.

She was principal of the domestic economy program in the Colorado Chautauqua School,[4] and designed a model home, "Gwenthean Cottage", to demonstrate best practices for health and efficiency.

Ammons attended a national suffrage convention in Washington, D. C. in 1902, and spoke in a Congressional hearing, representing Colorado women voters.

[10] There is a stained glass window in Guggenheim Hall at Colorado State University in Ammons' memory.