. ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁academic ▁work . ▁She ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Review ▁and ▁co - ed ited ▁several ▁volumes ▁of ▁Ye ats ▁Studies ▁with ▁Robert ▁O ’ D ris coll ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁Reyn olds ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Kate ▁O ’ B rien , ▁her ▁lif el ong ▁friend . ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁poetry , ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁Bell , ▁Po etry ▁Ireland , ▁Arena , ▁The ▁L ace ▁Cur tain ▁and ▁Bot te g he ▁O sc ure , ▁and ▁short ▁stories . ▁Her ▁reci pes ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ ising ▁the ▁J . M . Syn ge ▁cent en ary ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁s abb at ical ▁to ▁Toronto ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁O ' D ris coll ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁College . ▁ ▁Also ▁an ▁activ ist ▁Reyn olds ▁mobil ised ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁theatre ▁in ▁E y rec ourt , ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Social ▁and ▁Progress ive ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Anti - C ensor ship ▁Board . ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁U CD ▁Women ▁Gr adu ates ' ▁Association . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Dublin ▁when ▁she