Second World War
During the Second World War she undertook several missions at the request of the British and United States Governments and was appointed chairman of the Hosiery Working Party and Honorary Advisor on Women's Training to the Labour Ministry.
Reportedly, her dying wish was that she be cremated by electricity.
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