Career
She took up fencing as a New York University student in 1927. She was the first woman to coach a collegiate fencing team, leading New York University to national championships in 1933 and 1938, and coaching the Hunter College team to a national title in 1970. Mistress Joneswas the Hunter coach from 1956 until her death in 1993.
She helped found the National Intercollegiate Women"s Fencing Association.
The association, whose membership grew from 4 to more than 70 colleges, conducts what is considered the oldest collegiate championship for women in any sport. In 1928 she founded, with Dorothy Hafner and Elizabeth Ross), the IWFA (later, NIWFA).
1956-1993 she was coach of Hunter College fencing teams. In 1970 she was a Fencing Coach of the Hunter College World University Games team
In 1977 and 1981 she was United States women's and men’s fencing coach at the Maccabiah Games.
Hall of Fame and 1976: New York University Athletics Hall of Fame.
