In the summer of 1970, after hearing Marian Wright Edelman speak, she was inspired to volunteer to work for Edelman's Washington Research Project, which later became the Children Defense Fund.
1970年的夏天,为玛莉·安赖特·埃德尔曼的演讲所鼓舞,她成为了埃德尔曼华盛顿研究项目的志愿者,
项目后来发展成为儿童保护基金。