al most ▁pin - up ". ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Rand all ▁Sw ing ler , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Jack ▁L inds ay ; ▁she ▁had ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Sw ing ler . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁organ ising ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Convention ▁that ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁on ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁committee . ▁The ▁convention ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Manchester ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁New port ▁Communic ations , ▁a ▁company ▁formed ▁by ▁Sw ing ler ▁to ▁manipulate ▁paper ▁r ations . ▁Dav ies ▁rose ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁she ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Unity ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁she ▁settled ▁down ▁with ▁L inds ay ; ▁she ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁Ann ▁L inds ay , ▁but ▁they ▁never ▁married . ▁Her ▁partner ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁wife ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁they ▁both ▁tou red ▁Russia ▁and ▁nearby ▁countries ▁together . ▁They ▁moved ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁Castle ▁Hed ingham ▁in ▁Es sex ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁died ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Castle ▁Hed ingham ▁after ▁further ▁surg ery ▁to ▁remove ▁her ▁o var ies , ▁having ▁completed ▁her ▁translation ▁of ▁É mile