She was so appalled by what was happening in Austria as a result of the First World War and what was happening to children who were part of the defeated families of Austria, that in Britain she wanted to take action, but she had to go house to house, leaflet to leaflet, to get people to attend a rally in the Royal Albert Hall that eventually gave birth to Save the Children, an international organization that is now fully recognized as one of the great institutions in our land and in the world.
Była tak poruszona wydarzeniami w Austrii, w następstwie II Wojny Światowej i losem dzieci z pokonanych Austriackich rodzin, że postanowiła działać. Musiała chodzić po domach, rozdawać ulotki, aby przekonać ludzi do przyjścia na zgromadzenie w Royal Albert Hall i w efekcie dać początek Save the Children, międzynarodowej organizacji uznawanej za jedną z najlepszych tego typu instytucji w kraju i na świecie.