 In 1935 she wrote to the chair of the mathematics department complaining that the service courses left her no time for research, but her teaching schedule was not changed and by December 1936 she took a sick leave after having a mental breakdown from the stress of her job.The sick leave was supposed to end in August 1937, but her health had not improved enough by this time and she took another year off.She was, however, able to return to teaching by the end of 1938.