 The TenBrooks were one of the founding families of Fort Lauderdale as listed on the city charter when the city was incorporated in 1911.She married George Fenwick Young, who was the owner of a successful construction business, and in 1953 was elected to the Broward County Board of Education.She led the fight to have the board abolished, and was successful when the board was merged into the Broward County School Board in 1957.