Career
She was successful in her effort to officially help introduce thematic collecting into national and international philatelic exhibitions. Owens was a collector of thematic subjects on stamps, and was a pioneer in getting the philatelic community to accept thematic collecting as a valid branch of philately. Owens served on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.
She was accredited as a thematic judge by the American Topical Association, the American Philatelic Society, and the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie, and served as judge at many shows.
