At the age of 19, she married the scholar Yun Gwang-yeon (尹光演, 윤광연; 1778–1838) in 1791.
The couple had 5 sons and four daughters but they all died prematurely.
She soon inherited the writing methods of Hwang Un-jo (황운조) and many others, and was able to write a good book, and she also showed excellent abilities in poetry and scriptures.
After her death, her widower, who respected her literary work, published her collected works in Jeongildang-yugo (정일당유고, 靜一堂遺稿; 1836), containing 150 writings, among them 38 poems and 82 letters.
She is buried in Geumto-dong (Siheung-dong), Sujeong-gu, Seongsam-si, Gyeonggi Province.