À titre de femme de l'époque victorienne, son influence sociale sur la classe supérieure était limitée, mais elle a su promouvoir des changements par la voie de son église, St. Alban's. Sa paroisse a été l'une des rares à ne pas diviser sa congrégation selon les classes sociales, ce qui était chose courante à l'époque.
As a Victorian woman, she had limited social influence on the upper class, but she was able to promote change through her church, St. Alban's. Her parish was one of the few that did not divide its congregation into social classes, as was customary at that time.