[2] She gave her time to give extra lessons to pupils including the future member of parliament Eleanor Rathbone.

[1] She took over Saint Felix School from the founding head Margaret Isabella Gardiner who was in poor health.

[3] She was able to bring leading thinkers and artists to the school and money was found to buy sculpture[1] and paintings.

The modernist paintings she bought inspired pupils like the artist Gwyneth Johnstone who remembered seeing work by Christopher Wood.

[4] She directed the girls in ancient Greek plays and she was a role model for demanding change.