 Kellor argued for equal treatment of women in educational settings, specifically in physical education.In 1909 she published a book in collaboration with Gertrude Dudley called "Athletic Games in the Education of Women," in which they argued that participating in sports could have positive effects for women, since it would allow to them to leave the confines of the home and would make them more socially active.Frances Kellor was secretary and treasurer of the New York State Immigration Commission in 1909 and chief investigator for the Bureau of Industries and Immigration of New York State in 1910-13.