Margot was an adult during the 1950's. She graduated from Bennington College in 1945, and was married at the Ritz-Carlton in 1949. Margot and her family lived in Manhattan in a brownstone on East 68th street between 2nd and 3rd. The family lived across from the street from where The Bells Are Ringing, a 1950's film, was made. Margot had four sons throughout the 1950's: Leonard, Michael, Jonathan, and Daniel. Her family had a house on Nantucket where they went during the summers. Margot remembers "big, big barbeques" (see Social Changes) and cocktail parties. They would all gather at a beach for the barbeques, where they would have bonfires and roasts. At the cocktail parties the adults would all gather at someone's house and drink, a typical pastime in the 1950's. They also went on vacations to the Florida Keys, driving down from New York and staying in hotels. Even though she was also a mother and wife, Margot also worked throughout the 1950's. In the earlier years, she did research at New York University. Later on, in 1959, she began to teach science at Dalton. Politcally, Margot supported Adlai Stevenson and gathered signatures for his campaign. The family threw him a victory party, even though he ended up not winning the presidential race. As for McCarthyism, she said "Also in the 1950's, it was the time of McCarthy and the communist witch hunt. All our friends were Hollywood writers and he managed to ruin many of their careers. I remember when he was finally wiped out in 1954 on the senate floor by the laywer Welch but he caused a tremendous amount of damage over the years he wielded power." She also supported Kennedy, in the early 1960's, and she and her husband went to the Inaugaral Ball in 1960. Margot remembered the 1950's well, recalling them fondly. Her friend, Leonard, summed it up the best: "I think the 1950's were the happiest time in America". These statements show how the 1950's were cherished by all who lived during them, even if only the good memories stand out. Both felt that the 1950's, despite the Cold and Korean Wars, had been a safe and warm time. Even though Margot was an adult in the 1950's, she supports the popular opinion of the "cozy" 1950's, reflecting on the good times.