[2][3] In 1927, she was a delegate at the National Women's Conference in Bordeaux, where she met her husband, fellow politician and activist, Octave Rabaté.

[2] She later moved to Bordeaux, where she was the chief organizer of the Women's Committee against War and Fascism, and recruited for the Communist Party, while her husband headed a trade union.

[3] In 1935, she moved with her family to Paris, where she shifted focus from labor and trade union issues to anti-fascist activism.

[2] She continued participation in Communist efforts through the 1930s, eventually travelling to live with her mother and children in Poitiers while her husband faced legal action.

[1] During her term as an elected representative, she served on committees dedicated to family, population, public health (as vice-president) as well as Reconstruction and War Damage, and Justice and Legislation.