Apart from writing, Ashworth's entries were featured in Notable American Women 1607-1950 and the World Book Encyclopedia. From 1957 to 1967, Ashworth held multiple executive roles for organizations in Virginia. These included the English-Speaking Union and the Richmond Woman's Club. With Hollins College, Ashworth worked as a trustee from the early 1960s to late 1960s. On September 12, 1992, Ashworth died of an aortic rupture in Richmond, Virginia. She was married with two children.
