▁Society ▁( now ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Association ) ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Women . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁Anna ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Robert ▁Thompson ▁when ▁she ▁met ▁Per cy ▁Lav on ▁Julian . ▁Ra cial ▁bar riers ▁had ▁prevent ed ▁Per cy ▁Julian ' s ▁appointment ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁De P au w ▁University , ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁Robert ▁Thompson ▁and ▁Per cy ▁Julian ▁worked ▁together ▁at ▁Howard ▁University , ▁but ▁Anna ▁and ▁Per cy ' s ▁affair ▁in ▁part ▁led ▁to ▁both ▁Thompson ▁and ▁Julian ▁having ▁to ▁leave ▁Howard ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Anna ▁married ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Not ▁yet ▁finan cially ▁established , ▁Anna ▁Julian ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁while ▁purs uing ▁her ▁Ph D ▁in ▁soci ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁while ▁her ▁husband ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁When ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁live ▁together , ▁she ▁found , ▁" S cience ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁hard ▁task master . ▁D inner ▁can ▁be ▁at ▁seven ▁or ▁ 1 1 , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁true ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁chem istry ▁is ▁concerned ." ▁Both ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁similar ▁goals ▁and ▁values , ▁and ▁were ▁later ▁described ▁by ▁newsp apers ▁as ▁a ▁" power ▁couple ". ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Fa ith ▁Ros elle ▁Julian ▁and ▁Per cy ▁Julian ▁Jr ▁( an