She married Francis Andrew Bennett in a Catholic ceremony on 11 April 1894.

[1] She was a supporter of Laura Bogue Luffman who was a leading right-wing figure of the Women's Reform League of New South Wales[2] and in 1921 Bennett became its organising secretary.

She met Benito Mussolini and they were invited to events organised by the British ambassador, and another by Pius XI.

Bennett went on to London where her belief in the power of women within the British Empire was confirmed.

[1] In 1932 Rischbieth organised a celebration of Bennett's contribution to Australian women's rights.