ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, mək hˈɛnɹiz dˈɔːɾɚ, ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ, ˈɑːnɚd hɜː mˈʌðɚɹ æt ðɪ ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ tˈiː. kˈɛnən lˈɛktʃɚ wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɡˈeɪv ɐ pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən ɛntˈaɪɾəld, "fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ ɹˈiːdɚz: ðə lˈɔst hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi səsˈaɪəɾiz."
In 2001, McHenry's daughter, Elizabeth, honored her mother at the Elizabeth T. Kennen Lecture where she gave a presentation entitled, "Forgotten Readers: The Lost History of African American Literary Societies."