after earning her b.a., she spent a year in torrington, connecticut, working for the works progress administration's federal writers' project. afterwards she remained in the area for six more years, teaching english and italian at torrington high school and dramatics in the night school program. from 1942 to 1943, she was registrar and associate professor of english at the university of tampa. from 1943 to 1953, she wrote radio scripts for the national broadcasting company. she taught english at temple university from 1953 to 1957.