She participated in the National Liberation Struggle and was a socially-political worker of People's Republic of Serbia.
As a youth leader, Jakšić organized and implemented actions such as diversion and sabotage.
In January 1942, at age 17, Jakšić became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ).
Jakšić became the holder of the Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941 among other Yugoslav decorations.
A street, Ulica Emilije Jaksic, was named in her honor in Zemun.