Before starting only writing, she taught a lot (1959-1996) in primary schools, high schools and colleges. She taught sociology, gerontology and history of Quebec. She has also been a research assistant for the INRS (Briefly, ), sector society and culture. Since 1990, she has been writing full time. She writes history books that talk about women of the past who built Quebec. She wrote the trilogy "Docteure Irma", about the life of Irma LeVasseur, first French Canadian woman who has studied medicine. She also wrote ', which is about Victoire Du Sault, the first lady to become a shoemaker. Other works are ', ', and '.