 Through her involvement with NAM and the Democratic Socialists, she provided an important link between the activists of the 1930s and the younger generation inspired by the popular movement against the Vietnam War.She mentored hundreds of young activists, who later made contributions to the labor movement and community organizations in the Los Angeles area.Healey moved to Washington, D.C., in 1983 to live with her son, Richard Healey, to help raise her grandchildren.