[1] She graduated in 1906 and then took her master's degree three years later for her thesis on the genesis of Plato's theory of ideas.

[2] In 1936, after her doctorate, she became head of the department and Professor of Ancient Greek – the first woman to hold such a post for this subject in Britain.

Her work especially focussed upon Plato and she analysed his style in detail, concluding that the Hippias Major – the Socratic dialogue on the nature of beauty – must have been written by another author.

[2][5] She was involved with the Classical Association for many years, from reading a paper on The Art of Plato to the London branch in 1926 to becoming the first female President in 1958, at the age of 73.

[6] The association's annual general meeting was held in Nottingham that year, where she gave the presidential address, The Long Line of Torchbearers, which recounted many writers of the classics, illustrating this by comparing how translators such as Alexander Pope and Andrew Lang had translated the Odyssey.

[2][6] She also lectured to the general public, from passengers on Mediterranean cruises to the women convicts at Holloway prison.

[7][8] The Fellowship is awarded to academics from universities outside of the UK with research interests in any aspect of classical studies.