Alice Gray Jones

[1] She was born to David and Ellen Jones in the village of Trefor, Gwynedd, near Llanberis, close to where her father's family owned a woollen mill.

[3] The earliest of her poems in print were published in 1874, and by 1880 she was recognised as a poet, journalist and contributor to many periodicals.

[4] As "Ceridwen Peris", Jones wrote regularly for Welsh-language periodicals, including Y Frythones (edited by Sarah Jane Rees, a.k.a.

She became editor of the Welsh-language periodical Y Gymraes (The Welshwoman) from 1896, when the publication (founded in response to the Treason of the Blue Books) was revived.

[6] In 1901, the magazine established worthwhile links with the trade union movement, that helped to increase its circulation.