Career
Barrow joined the Georgia Historical Society in 1920 as a curator and one of the first women allowed into the organization. In her years as curator, some of her articles were published in the journal, and she also began to have her poetry published. In 1920, Barrow co-founded The Society of Georgia with four other women, calling themselves the "Prosodists." The women brought poet and editor Harriet Monroe to Savannah to review their poetry, leading to Monroe"s journal featuring Barrow"s poetry.
In 1930, Barrow took over her brother"s mortgage at the Wormsloe Plantation, where the family had upheld a tradition of printing publications and building a library.
In 1951, Barrow founded the, turning over the majority of the publications.
