▁s led ▁races , ▁and ▁for ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ser um ▁run ▁to ▁N ome , ▁had ▁been ▁alert ed ▁about ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ha z ard ous ▁tre k . ▁He ▁h ired ▁a ▁c ater p ill ar ▁tra ctor ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁them , ▁res cu ing ▁the ▁women ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁California ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 4 4 ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁returned ▁to ▁California . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁she ▁accompanied ▁her ▁mother ▁to ▁Texas ▁for ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁recuper ation ▁from ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁Texas , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Oak land . ▁The ▁Great ▁De pression ▁was ▁in ▁full ▁swing , ▁and ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁sufficient ▁new ▁patients ▁who ▁could ▁afford ▁her ▁services . ▁She ▁met ▁Carl ▁Rh ode ham el ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Un emp loy ed ▁Exchange ▁Association ▁( U X A ), ▁offering ▁her ▁dent al ▁services ▁on ▁an ▁exchange ▁basis . ▁The ▁U X A ▁was ▁organized ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁in ▁Oak land ▁by ▁un emp loy ed ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁Rh ode ham el . ▁The ▁concept ▁behind ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁to ▁help ▁each ▁other ▁through ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁bar ter ing ▁system .