▁and ▁much ▁gay ▁talk ." ▁ ▁Executive ▁of ▁a ▁motion ▁picture ▁company ▁ ▁When ▁Martin ▁returned ▁from ▁Paris ▁she ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁worn ▁down ▁and ▁hoping ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁At ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁her ▁brother , ▁Philip ▁Martin , ▁Jr ., ▁she ▁non eth eless ▁agreed ▁to ▁help ▁run ▁the ▁Washington ▁media ▁company ▁he ▁directed . ▁This ▁was ▁Nor wood ▁Studios , ▁a ▁motion ▁picture ▁production ▁facility ▁that ▁special ized ▁in ▁government ▁and ▁commercial ▁document aries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁company ' s ▁vice ▁president , ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁helped ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁firm ▁the ▁largest ▁producer ▁of ▁document ary ▁films ▁south ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Sign al ▁achiev ements , ▁hon ors , ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Martin ▁became ▁the ▁first - ever ▁woman ▁sports ▁editor ▁at ▁a ▁major ▁metropol itan ▁daily ▁paper ▁when ▁she ▁took ▁over ▁that ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁Times . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Martin ▁was ▁either ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁possibly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁to ▁manage ▁and ▁coach ▁a ▁professional ▁basketball ▁team . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁become ▁art ▁director ▁and ▁picture ▁editor ▁of ▁a ▁metropol itan ▁paper . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁received ▁George ▁Ar ents ▁distinguished ▁al umn i ▁award ▁from ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁non - grad uate ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁honor . ▁Later ▁that ▁year