 After her release from jail, the union sent her and her young daughters to Washington D. C. to speak on her experiences, to raise awareness and cultivate allies for the miners' cause while a congressional committee investigated the violence during the strike.She traveled with a party including Judge Ben B. Lindsey, stayed at Hull House as a guest of Jane Addams, and met with President Woodrow Wilson and other officials to discuss conditions at Ludlow.In May 1914, she testified before the United States Commission on Industrial Relations in New York City.