Anne Dlugos graduated from Newcomb College in 1944. In 1959, Anne was involved in Save Our Schools (SOS), an organization formed by a group of elite white women affiliated with the Urban League of Greater New Orleans, the League of Women Voters, the YWCA and the National Council of Jewish Women. The SOS was an important and influential civil rights organization in New Orleans and challenged the city's segregationist power structure. Anne Dlugos was on of several women who organized car pools to escort mothers and children to and from schools after integration. These women also testified before the state legislature on the importance of school integration, held public meetings, and lobbied local businesses for support.