Twin boys, Donald and Benjamin Campbell, are born. Later in the year, Elizabeth begins teaching Latin at the Cathedral School in Washington. The U.S. enters World War II, and Washington and the surrounding communities swell with educated federal workers from across the country. Arlington's population doubles in four years to over 100,000.
Families moving into Arlington are appalled at the substandard conditions in the public schools.
1943 Elizabeth and other concerned mothers co-found the Rock Spring Cooperative Nursery School in Arlington. The preschool is still operating today. The Campbells and other concerned citizens work to get an elected school board in Arlington. Until now, the board was appointed by the Virginia state legislature. The reform efforts are successful, and Arlington is granted a charter to elect its school board.