Here, Stevens discusses the work she did as the Superintendent of Christian Social Relations of the Women's Division of the Board of Missions for the Methodist Church, focusing on the transitional work she did in Nashville during the late 1930s, before moving to the headquarters in New York in 1940. In particular, Stevens focuses on her efforts to better race relations in Nashville in addition to her work in organizing a conference that brought together African American and white Methodist women from the North and South. Stevens also addresses the issue of paternalism within the organization.