 In 1919, the Woodruff family purchased Coca-Cola from Asa Candler, and Robert Woodruff as its president came to work closely with Lettie, who had been president of the bottling company since she was 36.In 1934, Lettie sold the bottling operation (which by then had grown to over 1,000 bottling plants) back to the Coca-Cola Company in exchange for stock.She was appointed to the Coca-Cola Company's Board of Directors.