Grace Dulais Davies

Grace Dulais Davies (also known as Grace Gethin-Davies; born 1887 or 1888; died September 30, 1969) was a winner of the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize (1918).

Grace Margaretta Dulais Davies was born in Llangollen in 1887 ^[1] or 1888, the youngest child of Gethin Davies, principal of North Wales Baptist College, Bangor, and Rose Davies. ^{[2] [3]} She attended the Bangor County Girls' School (Ysgol Sirol y Genethod), ^[4] and went on to obtain BA (1907) and MA (1916) degrees in English from the University of Wales. ^{[5] [6]}

She won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize (1918) for her work titled Historical Fiction of the Eighteenth Century. She was a student at King's College, London at the time. ^[7]

She was the Headmistress of Abergavenny County High School for Girls when she co-founded the Abergavenny Art Group in April 1937. ^[8]

Davies died in Cardiff on 30 September 1969. ^[9]

References

1. Census 1891.
2. Census 1901.
3. Y Brython 1918.
4. Y Dydd 1918.
5. Cardiff Times 1907.
6. North Wales 1916.
7. The Times 1918.
8. Abergavenny.
9. EWGPD 1969.

Bibliography

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• "University of Wales: Degree List". Cardiff Times and South Wales Weekly News. August 3, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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• "The Crawshay Prize". The Times. December 17, 1918. p. 5.
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• "England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019". FindMyPast. p. 61.
• "Agnes Beverley Burton". Abergavenny Artists. Retrieved 31 March 2021.