She was the first president of the Jeanne d'Arc Suffrage League, and the vice-president of Le Lyceum Société des Femmes de France à New York.
[5] She was educated in Paris, New York City, and Philadelphia, also privately by Mesdames Mary-Savary de Passy.
[3] She served as president, Van Norman Educational Institute Company; honorary president, Van Norman Alumnae Association; first vice-president, Allied Arts Association of Brooklyn; treasurer, Flatbush Political Equality League;[3] secretary, Le Lyceum Société des Femmes de France à New York; and vice-president, Betterment League.
[4] Madame Van Norman represented the Van Norman Institute at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris with an exhibit which included a portfolio containing catalogues, photographs, and statistics; a complete French book by Rev.
[6] She was awarded gold and bronze medals at the Paris Exposition; also a diploma for her educational work and success in New York.