Marlowe has been an educator in many capacities for over 20 years. She has been a teacher of English, drama, and dance. The awards she has won in defending the First Amendment include the Penn/Newman's Own First Amendment Award and the Playboy First Amendment Award. She has a history of childhoos abuse herself. She is currently working as a resourse teacher for a large public school district on projects involving at-risk students, language arts, drama, and dance.