 She became a feminist while studying to be an archivist, and wrote the article "No Documents-No History" for the "American Archivist" in 1995.In it, she describes the journey of Mary Ritter Beard and attempts to found a "World Center for Women's Archives".In her struggle to prove that women's place in history was of equal importance to men's, Beard argued that documentary evidence can support claims that women were instrumental in all facets of society and not just peace movements.