She was co-editor of two periodicals, Australian Home Budget and Countrywoman in New South Wales.
Catts was the daughter of Frances Eliza (née Lepherd) and builder, Peter Purcell.
[2] She married James Howard Catts at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Sydney on 8 September 1920.
[4] In December 1922, she and her husband founded a printing company[5] and published Australian Home Budget.
She edited the magazine for 25 years,[6] which included free paper patterns for dressmaking.