She supported herself by working as a governess for the children of the New South Wales governor, Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, until 1893 when she received inheritance from her grandfather Thomas Sewell.

[2][3][4] Booth was active in feminist organisations, she was a founder of the Woman's Club, and she held roles on the National Council of Women of New South Wales.

[3] When World War I broke out, Booth was an active campaigner for conscription taking a role on the executive committee of the Universal Service League.

She published a monthly magazine Boy Settler; founded the Anzac Fellowship of Women in 1921; and involved in the Dreadnought Scheme.

After her death and the sale of her property, the funds were used to initiate the scholarship for women economic students at the University of Sydney.