In 1924 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her "Fencers' song" cycle, ''Sword Songs''.
Her other works include literary and historical biographies, historical non-fiction particularly concentrating on the lives of women and children, and history stories for children. She was a member of the English Association from 1930 onwards, edited its ''News-Letter'' and contributed essays and book reviews to its journal, ''English''.
