That began a fascinating learning experience of it's own! The ladies had a great advantage in that John Heimann had come to Washington to be Comptroller of the Currency from being Comptroller in NY. While in NY he had watched a group of well-intended women fail to get their charter, so he was well-versed in the issues that made so many women feel discriminated against in the banking world. He was a good guide to Leezee and her two co-founders as we applied for a national charter. Leezee became one of the three founders of The Women's National Bank and a Director for several years, helping the bank to grow. It eventually became the Adam's National Bank and years later merge with another bank in West Virginia.