She joined the staff of the Greek newspaper Atlantis in New York City, but after six months of this, she gave up journalism and became a teacher of French at the Comstock School (New York), where she remained until 1903, except for a brief interval in 1901 when she returned to Turkey for a visit. In 1904 she was married to Kenneth Brown, novelist, and soon began to write. Her second book, Haremlik, published in 1909, commanded wide attention.
She worked as a journalist at the Greek newspaper Atlantis in New York City but quit after six months. She then became a French teacher at the Comstock School (New York) until 1903, except for a brief return to Turkey in 1901. In 1904, she married Kenneth Brown, a novelist, and began writing soon afterward. Her second book, Haremlik, published in 1909, gained significant recognition.