▁T usk eg ee ▁Air men ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁gender . ▁She ▁then ▁tried ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Women ▁Air force ▁Service ▁Pil ots ▁( W AS P s ), ▁a ▁par amil it ary ▁av iation ▁organization , ▁but ▁was ▁rejected ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁race . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁employ ment ▁▁ ▁After ▁being ▁rejected ▁from ▁the ▁T usk eg ee ▁Air men , ▁Roll s ▁returned ▁to ▁Fair mont ▁to ▁help ▁care ▁for ▁her ▁ag ing ▁parents . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁The odore ▁W . ▁C ous ins ▁from ▁Mont cla ir , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁couple ▁met ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁at ▁West ▁Virginia ▁State ▁College . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Em or ene ▁N icole ▁and ▁Adri enne ▁M iche le . ▁The ▁marriage ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Rose ▁faced ▁a ▁challenge ▁finding ▁employ ment , ▁despite ▁her ▁degree ▁and ▁qual ifications , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁race . ▁She ▁taught ▁algebra ▁at ▁her ▁old ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁Bible ▁School ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁She ▁then ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁for ▁a ▁city ▁director ▁in ▁Fair mont , ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁position ▁like ▁this ▁in ▁Fair mont ’ s ▁city ▁government . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁medical ▁records ▁at ▁the ▁Mon ong ah ela ▁Valley ▁Association ▁of ▁Health ▁Cent ers ▁( F