She was a founding member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), and a militant of that same union before and during the Spanish Civil War.

[1] They were introduced by the anarchist Hermoso Plaja Saló, who helped his friend.

[2] The future couple was already married, but Gironella declared that she was not happy, and Eusebi hardly knew his wife or son.

[4] Gironella joined the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo as soon as it was founded.

She was close to the movement's old guard, including Salvador Seguí, Àngel Samblancat, Simó Piera and Mauro Bajatierra.