lass of 1906. She also maintained an outstanding four-year record. It was also during this time that she met her future husband, Henry Hollingworth. Soon after they met, they became engaged and immediately following his graduation, Hollingworth moved to New York to pursue graduate work at Columbia University. Stetter stayed behind in Nebraska to complete her undergraduate studies.
             In 1906, Stetter graduated Phi Beta Kappa with her Bachelor of Arts degree and a State Teacher's Certificate qualifying her to teach English Language and Literature in any Nebraska public high school. Stetter hoped to pursue a career in writing, but her writings were not as successful outside of the university. She received her first job as a teacher and assistant principal of a high school in Dewitt, Nebraska in the fall of 1906, which earned her $60 per month. After one year, Stetter resigned in order to accept a second teaching position in McCook. Her teaching career ended in the middle of her second year when her husband-to-be obtained the position of assistant professor to James McKeen Cattell at Barnard College, Columbia University and could afford to move Stetter to New York.
             On December 31, 1908, Stetter and Hollingworth were married. At this time, it was difficult for women to find work after they were married because it was expected for them to stay at home and take care of their family. During these few years without work, Hollingworth (Leta) continued her writing efforts. It was not until 1911 that the couple was able to budget enough money for Hollingworth to begin taking some "bare bone" graduate courses in the field of literature. She applied for many scholarships and fellowships hoping that they would enable her to carry a full course load, but she was unsuccessful in attaining any. It was around this time that Stetter decided to change career goals and specialize in education and sociology, instead of liter...