 From 1939 to 1943 she re-organized OT and set up new programs for patients in specialized environments at Milwaukee Sanitarium in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.It was during this time that she began to gather material on weaving in order to assist a colleague who wanted to help a patient learn to weave.She also found time to join a number of occupational therapy groups and to produce several professional articles on Occupational Therapy and handcrafts.