Semple became active in many civic causes. 그녀는 문라이트 학교를 통해 어린이뿐만 아니라 성인을 위한 문해력 증진에도 힘썼습니다. She was a member and at times officer of Neighborhood House, Louisville Lyceum, and the Art Club she became the first woman trustee of the Louisville Free Public Library.