[1] Rebour was born December 1878 in Mortain, France to Théophile Boyenval, a school teacher and college administrator, and Alice Harel.

[1] Rebour obtained a degree in law[2] and was identified as a lawyer during her tenure at the French Union for Women's Suffrage as part of its central committee.

[5] Her works for the Federation Feministe Universitaire also contributed in achieving equal treatment for female teachers in France.

[6] In response to the claim that women did not need political rights since they exert influence at home, she wrote in La Francaise that the exclusion from the commission with emphasis on motherhood and children exposed the argument's flaw.

She had cautioned against excessively feminizing education, arguing that it did not advance women's access to the vote or public roles reserved for men.