 This she did through setting up a Sunday school, where she taught village children the basics of reading, writing, Scripture and useful skills such as knitting and sewing.The Reverend George gave more specialised doctrinal tuition to students approaching confirmation in the church.Shortly after Edward Jenner developed a cowpox vaccine for smallpox, Anne received 'vaccine material' from him, and, along with neighbours such as Wither Bramston, used it, each winter, in a program of vaccinating people in the surrounding areas.