Career
During her tenure, the Guild became far more politically active than it previously had been. Davies" election was a "turning point" in the organization"s history. Her tenure ushered in an era of unprecedented growth and success for the guild.
Davies was considered to be such a significant figure in the guild that Catherine Webb considered Davies" retirement such a significant loss for the Guild that she began writing The Woman with the Basket, her history of the Guild to that time.
She was a prominent and dedicated pacifist of her era. Many of her extended family were also politically active, especially around the issue of women"s suffrage.
Her brother Arthur Llewelyn Davies was a barrister.