 In 1907 she studied bookkeeping and stenography without the aid of teachers, and took a position for the Lesan Advertising Company, which shortly after changed its name to the Gardner Advertising Company, in the capacity of stenographer.After three weeks she took up work in the advertising department, covering everything from face creams to cook stoves.Writing the special advertisements for Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney Company for six months, was also one of her experiences, and the publicity work for the Charity Carnival in 1908 was her first big undertaking.