 In 1929, she journeyed on horseback into the Caucasus Mountains with famed anthropologist Leslie White.After completing her doctoral work in international relations in 1934, she later, following World War II, became active in Planned Parenthood in the Tarrytown, New York, area, coordinating with Eleanor Roosevelt, who was then the national head.From 1934 into 1935, she worked at the Council on Foreign Relations.