Before becoming a swami and entering monastic life, she lectured on a number of issues such as woman's rights, and was a suffragist.

[5] There is a letter written by her addressed to one of his disciples, Sister Christine, referring her last arrival in India as an allusion of her desire for money.

Sister Nivedita's letters portrayed Louise as an egotistic, self-centered woman that had little interest in hearing the Vivekananda's teachings.

According to Louise: I teach four classes of philosophy-the Karma Loga(reporter might have misspelt for Karma Yoga), which is the philosophy of actions; the Bhakti Loga (reporter might have misspelt for Bhakti Yoga, the philosophy of devotion and love); the Rajah Loga (reporter might have misspelt for Raja Yoga), a physiological and psychological man, and the Gnana Loga (reporter might have misspelt for Jnana Yoga), or philosophy.

All men are Christs, and are crucified on the cross of life.Regarding women's suffrage, Louise said: "The woman Suffragists, are children playing with dolls, but if men vote, then women have a right to vote on the theory of right; but on the plane of love they have no right to vote.