Putting Her Life To Paper
As Laura settled into her new life of stability and success, she became part of the community. She was a valued member of various clubs and spoke in favor of local farm associations. Regarding her farming lifestyle and poultry, she had extensive knowledge and would go around and give talks to help educate people. With teaching in her blood, she simply had to share everything she had learned.
With all of the hardships Laura endured, it may come as a surprise that Laura eventually became a successful writer. However, her life experience was so rich that her writing would only be richer, even if it came relatively later. In 1911, the Missouri Ruralist asked her to write an article, marking her first foray into writing. She transferred her educational lifestyle to print, and her work received such acclaim that she secured a regular column and became an editor. Until the mid-1920s, Laura was writing about all sorts of matters related to rural living for her column “As A Farm Woman Thinks,” with columns about her family and even travel writing and events in the First World War. On top of this, she also worked with the Farm Loan Association in her area to provide local family farmers with small loans.
