 She became a member of both the Linnean and Royal societies of New South Wales.Vickery was offered the position of assistant botanist at the National Herbarium of New South Wales in August 1936, she refused the position on the grounds that she would not be paid the same wage as a man with her qualifications.After negotiations which increased the pay offered, she accepted the position and was the first female researcher appointed to the New South Wales Herbarium.