 "The New York Times" stated, "These laws did more to improve the moral surroundings of young girls" than any other single social reform of the period.Her first published article, "Social Work Among Young Women" focused on the importance of clubs in girls' socialization as well as the importance women have in shaping communities.She concluded that when women are influenced by "right ideals, social, moral, artistic, intellectual, the higher becomes their standard of living."