ʃiː hæd lˈɪɾəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ tʃˈaɪld, bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ pɹˈaɪvət skˈuːl ɪn tʃˈɛltənˌæm, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ æt tʃˈɛltənˌæm lˈeɪdiz kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˌʌndɚ ðə mˈɛntoːɹʃˌɪp ʌv dˈoːɹəθˌiə bˈiːl.
She had little education as a child, but later attended a private school in Cheltenham, eventually becoming a teacher at Cheltenham Ladies' College, under the mentorship of Dorothea Beale.