Juline Margrethe Parm was born on 18 October 1882 in Kristiania, the former name of the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

[3] After receiving her teaching qualification, Parm worked as a teacher at Nordstrand Middle School until 1915.

[1] When she returned to Norway, Parm was employed as national secretary of the Norwegian Christian Youth Association, with the YWCA as her special area of responsibility.

In 1919, together with Anne Katrine Bredvei, she drafted the first Norwegian scout law for women.

She was also involved in local government politics as a member of the Oslo City Council, representing the Christian People's Party.

[2] Parm published a number of writings and books, among them a biography of Louise Isachsen, who was Norway's first female surgeon, who died in 1932.

Her writings include:[1][5] Parm also issued an EP record called Elsker du Jesus?