english: Writing under the pen name “Iola,” by the early 1890s she gained  a reputation as a clear voice against racial injustice and become co-owner and editor of the Memphis Free Speech  and Headlight newspaper.
non_english: Pisala je pod pseudonimom „Ajola“ i do početka 1890-ih je stekla reputaciju jasnog glasa protiv rasnih nepravdi i postala je suvlasnica i urednica novina „Sloboda govora i najvažnije vesti Memfisa“.