▁to ▁integrate ▁Howard ▁Johnson ' s ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁She ▁soon ▁became ▁employ ment ▁committee ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Ra cial ▁Equ ality ▁in ▁Har lem . ▁She ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁Fre edom ▁R ides , ▁and ▁was ▁arrested ▁twice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁College ▁literary ▁magazine , ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Paul ▁Feld man . ▁Paul ▁Feld man ▁later ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁social ist ▁magazine ▁" New ▁America " ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ' s ▁national ▁executive ▁committee . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁married ▁Arthur ▁H . ▁Bar nes , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Urban ▁Co al ition , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁career ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Feld man ▁worked ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁third ▁grade ▁teacher ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁East ▁Har lem . ▁But ▁she ▁realized ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁ade qu ate ▁training ▁and ▁entered ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Feld man ▁worked ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁literature ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ,