▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁( Fran ces ▁Mary ▁B uss ▁Foundation ), ▁having ▁obtained ▁the ▁Pl att ▁End ow ment ▁Sch olar ship ▁to ▁study . ▁She ▁obtained ▁a ▁first - class ▁certificate ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Mat ric ulation ▁Ex am ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁and ▁research ▁ ▁Williams ▁attended ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Wales , ▁Aber yst w yth , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁First ▁Class ▁Hon ours ▁in ▁French ▁( 1 9 0 4 ) ▁and ▁German ▁( 1 9 0 5 ). ▁Following ▁this , ▁Williams ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 ) ▁as ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁teacher ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁and ▁L lande ilo . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Williams ▁studied ▁towards ▁and ▁obtained ▁an ▁M . A .( W ales ) ▁by ▁th esis ▁on ▁Wol fram ▁von ▁E schen bach ’ s ▁German ▁ep ic ▁poem ▁" Par z ival ". ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Mary ▁Williams ▁held ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales . ▁This ▁enabled ▁her ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland ▁at ▁Dublin ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁her ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Arthur ian ▁Roman ces . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁she ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of