wˌɛn ʃiː wʌz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ɐdmˈɪʃən tə dˈɛntəl skˈuːl, ʃiː bɪɡˈæn ɐ pɹˈaɪvət pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌv stˈʌdi wɪð ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚ, dʒˈɑːnəθən tˈæft, fɹʌmðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv dˈɛntəl sˈɜːdʒɚɹi.
When she was refused admission to dental school, she began a private program of study with a professor, Jonathan Taft, from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.