[2] In 1844, she received a teacher's certificate of ability and studied zoology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris.

[3] Despite her education and lack of laws explicitly barring women from entering academia, Daubié was rejected from numerous French universities.

[2] Daubié entered an essay competition in 1859 held by the Imperial Academy of Science and Fine Letters of Lyon.

Female Conditions and Resources," which detailed professional and academic exclusion for women, wage inequality, and other travails.

[2] She moved to a large house she purchased in Fontenoy and set up an embroidery shop, which she entrusted to her niece.