Mary Catherine Phillips, a consumer advocate, author, and editor, joined Consumer’s Research in New York in 1932 and married co-founder Frederick Schlink that same year. In 1933 the organization relocated to New Jersey, and Phillips served on its Board of Directors from 1934 to 1980. Along with board member J. B. Matthews, she strongly influenced Schlink and the ideology of Consumers’ Research. By 1935 the organization had more than 50,000 subscribers and nearly 80 employees. Phillips was integral to managing the organization, specialized in testing consumer beauty products, and wrote Skin Deep: The Truth about Beauty Aids. In 1935 a group of disgruntled employees split from the organization, formed Consumers Union, moved to Washington, D.C., and went on to publish Consumer Reports. Afterward, the Bowerstown facility functioned predominantly as a laboratory for testing products.