In the same year she was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from Vassar College. Fabian Franklin took sabbatical leave in session 1891-92 and what better place was there for a mathematician to spend their sabbatical than at Göttingen in Germany. Ladd-Franklin went to Göttingen with her husband and daughter Margaret and, although Göttingen would not admit women to lectures, she was able to persuade G E Muller, a leading expert on colour vision, to let her conduct experiments in his laboratory.
Sa parehong taon na siya ay iginawad ng isang honorary LL.D. degree mula sa Vassar College. Fabian Franklin took sabbatical leave sa session 1891-92 at kung ano ang mas mahusay na lugar ay doon para sa isang dalub-agbilang sa gastusin ng kanilang mga sabbatical kaysa sa Gottingen sa Alemanya. Ladd-Franklin napunta sa Gottingen sa kanyang asawa at mga anak na babae at Margaret, bagama't Gottingen ay hindi kumilala kababaihan sa lektura, siya ay able sa amuki GE Muller, isang nangungunang eksperto sa kulay paningin, upang ipaalam ang kanyang mga kilos na eksperimento sa kanyang laboratoryo.