However, she felt knew that she was being discriminated against for being a woman and often she was told openly that universities and colleges were not the place for a woman. However she heard that the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory was looking for mathematicians to work in a new area called "error-correcting codes" and although she had never heard of an error-correcting codes at this time, her algebraic experience was rightly considered to be exactly what was needed to make progress.
Gayunman, siya nadama, alam na siya ay discriminated laban para sa pagiging isang babae at madalas na siya ay sinasabi nang hayagan na unibersidad at kolehiyo ay hindi ang lugar para sa isang babae. Gayunman siya narinig na ang Air Force Research Laboratory Kembridge ay naghahanap ng mathematicians na magtrabaho sa isang bagong lugar na tinatawag na "error-correcting code" at kahit na siya ay hindi naririnig ng isang error-correcting codes sa oras na ito, ang kanyang mga algebraic karanasan ay itinuturing na makatwiran sa maging eksakto kung ano ang kinakailangan upang makagawa ng progreso.