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,这个项目
来发展成为儿童保护基金。