Much is chronicled about her iconic husband but how many realize that after Jackie Robinson's retirement from baseball following the 1956 season, Rachel further pursued her nursing career, obtaining a master's degree in psychiatric nursing from New York University. She worked as a researcher and clinician at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Department of Social and Community Psychiatry, a position she held for five years. She then became an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Nursing and later the Director of Nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

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The First Lady of our National Pastime is 95 years young and truly a special individual to be in the company of. I was afforded the opportunity to photograph her at the unveiling of Jackie Robinson's statue at the Rose Bowl.