A newspaper reporter, she attended Vassar College.
She served in the House of Representatives for the 51st District from 1951 to 1962.
After leaving office, she earned a M.A.
degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz and her doctorate from City University of New York.
She also wrote a book about international broadcasting in space: The United States and the Direct Broadcast Satellite: The Politics of International Broadcasting in Space, wrote articles, and gave lectures.
Sally Luther died of leukemia at her home in Mount Dora, Florida on February 3, 2015, aged 96.