[1] Vaa graduated with examen artium from Aars og Voss skole in Kristiania in 1909, and with "anneneksamen" from the Royal Frederick University in 1911.

While spending longer periods abroad together with her husband, she studied arts at Sorbonne in Paris, and experimental theatre in Berlin.

[1] Her poem So rodde dei fjordan ("then they rowed the fjords") was frequently recited on radio, has been selected for several anthologies, and was made into a song with melody by Geirr Tveitt.

Vaa's poetry and writing contains elements from local tradition, landscape and language, but also international influence.

[1] Vaa contributed articles to several newspapers and magazines, including Arbeiderbladet, Verdens Gang and Dagbladet.