dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn lˈɛktʃɚ ænd stˈʌdi tˈʊɹ ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ʃiː mˈɛt dʒˈuːliə wˈɔːɹd hˈaʊ ænd mˈɛɹi tˈɛni kˈæsəl, ænd tˈʊk ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pɹˈɪzən ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm; ʃiː wʌz ɪmpɹˈɛst baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹəvˈɪʒənz fɔːɹ dʒˈuːvənˌaɪl dɪtˈɛnʃən ænd fˈiːmeɪl pɹoʊbˈeɪʃən ˈɑːfɪsɚz.
During a 1901 lecture and study tour of the United States, she met Julia Ward Howe and Mary Tenney Castle, and took an interest in prison reform; she was impressed by American provisions for juvenile detention and female probation officers.