hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn tɹˈeɪnd æz ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ æt kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈɑːlɪdʒ fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn, ʃiː bɪɡˈæn tə tˈiːtʃ æt nˈɔːɹθwʊd kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ æt ðə tˈaɪm, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə tˈeɪk ɪn ˌɛni stˈuːdənts ðæt wɜː kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð tɹˈeɪd.
Having been trained as a teacher at Cambridge Training College for Women, she began to teach at Northwood College, which at the time, refused to take in any students that were connected with trade.