Helen Bishop is the single mother of two children. She works in a jewelry store and volunteered for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Her status as a divorcee as well as her habit of taking long walks has made her the subject of gossip for women in the neighborhood. A further rift developed between Helen and Betty Draper when the former discovered that Betty had given Helen’s son Glen a lock of hair while babysitting him one evening. When Helen confronted Betty at the grocery store, Betty slapped her in the face. Helen’s ex-husband works in the insurance industry.