Kubvira panguva yaaive nemakore makumi maviri nerimwe, Barbara Wien akashanda kumisa kushungurudzwa kwekodzero dzevanhu, mhirizhonga nehondo. Akadzivirira varwi kubva kumapoka erufu vachishandisa nzira dzekuchengetedza runyararo, uye akadzidzisa mazana evatariri vekunze Vashandi, vakuru veUN, vashandi vezvekubatsira, mapurisa, mauto, uye vatungamiriri vekunze kuwedzera mhirizhonga uye kurwa nezvombo. Iye ndiye munyori wezvinyorwa makumi maviri nezviviri, zvitsauko, uye mabhuku, kusanganisira Runyararo uye Zvidzidzo Zvekuchengeteka Munyika, yekupayona gwaro redzidziso revaporofesa veyunivhesiti, ikozvino mune yayo yechinomwe edition. Akagadzira uye akadzidzisa asingaverengeke masemina erunyararo uye kudzidziswa munyika makumi mashanu neshanu kupedza hondo. Iye mudzidzisi asiri wechisimba, nyanzvi yezvidzidzo, mudzidzisi, mutauri weveruzhinji, mudzidzi uye amai vevaviri. Akatungamira masere masere emasangano asingabatsiri, akapa zvipo kubva kumasangano matatu emari, akabatsira mazana ezvirongwa zvedzidzo murunyararo, uye akadzidzisa kumayunivhesiti mashanu. Wien akaronga mabasa nemigwagwa yakachengeteka yevechidiki munharaunda yake yeHarlem neDC. Aizivikanwa nekuda kwehutungamiriri hwake uye ne "kushinga kwetsika" nenheyo ina nemasangano emasangano.
