ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ˈeɪdʒ nˈaɪntiːn, ʃiː mˈɛt ænd mˈæɹid hˈæɹi bˈæɹɪŋtən bˈɑːni, ɐ lˈɛðɚ ɡˈʊdz mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɚ, wˌaɪlst ʃiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɛd kɹˈɔs wˈɜːkɪŋ ɔnðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɛfɚt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ wˈɔːɹ ˈɛfɚt.
In 1917, age 19, she met and married Harry Barrington Bonney, a leather goods manufacturer, whilst she was a member of the Red Cross working on the war effort during the World War I war effort.