She taught in schools in both Indianapolis and Chicago. She wrote for the "Chicago Tribune" under another Pen name called "Nora Marks" from 1888 to 1890. She then became publisher of the Little Chronicle Publishing Company. The Little Chronicle Publishing Company published some of her own work, other educational books and the "Little Chronicle. The Little Chronicle" was an newspaper for young children with pictures. She wrote both story books and fact books. The story books were mostly love stories and the fact books were mostly educational books.