Simon was born at Hôtel du 14 rue Saint-Guillaume [Wikidata] in Paris in 1869.

She was the daughter of Claire (born Thirial) and Fernand Dauchez (1842–1914) who was a lawyer in Paris.

A sibling of nine children, she is followed by a brother André Dauchez (1870–1948), also a painter.

She exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1899 to 1933.

In 2002 there was an exhibition at the Galerie Philippe Heim in Paris devoted to the work of Paul, Lucien and Jeanne Simon.