She was educated at the King Classical School, and she learned drawing from her father, who taught machine design at Rose Polytechnic Institute.

[5] In 1935, Peddle moved back to Terre Haute, where in 1939 she became the first female architect licensed by the state of Indiana.

[9] Her interest in local history found another outlet in a collection of 60 detailed drawings of Terre Haute buildings from before the Civil War that she made for the historical society and that were based on careful study of old photographs, drawings, descriptions, technical specifications, and interviews with local residents.

Ball State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Logan Library) hold collections of her architectural drawings, sketches, and prints from the years 1928–1967.

[6] Her prints, many of which were created as annual Christmas cards, feature the bold black lines and high contrast typical of woodcuts and linocuts.