Dilys Glynne Jones

Dilys Glynne Jones (1857–1932) was an advocate for the education of girls and women in Wales. The University College of North Wales lowered its flag to half mast on the day of her funeral.

Life Born in London, Davies was the daughter of the Welsh sculptor William Davies (Mynorydd) (1826–1901), Her elder sister Mary Davies was a noted mezzo-soprano. The family attended a Welsh-language chapel in London.

She attended Frances Buss's North London Collegiate School before she was at Newnham College, Cambridge for a year. She returned to work for Frances Buss as a teacher but in her spare time she was campaigning among the Welsh community in London. Her sister's husband, , edited a book titled The Welsh Intermediate Education Act: How to Use It and she wrote the chapter, The education of girls: some practical suggestions. and she also got married at the newly opened Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on Charing Cross Road in London to a solicitor from Bangor.