She was first a member of the Algerian Communist Party but joined the National Liberation Army after she was incorrectly accused of planning the Milk Bar Café bombing with Zohra Drif.

In 1956, Peschard was incorrectly accused of being an accomplice to the Milk Bar Café bombing and was forced to flee from the colonial authorities.

[1] As such, Peschard joined the Front de Libération Nationale, going on to participate in several missions the group launched against the colonial government.

Following the end of the Algerian War for Independence, Peschard was declared a martyr of the conflict.

[3][1] According to Jean-Luc Einaudi, she was the only Algerian of European descent to be named as a martyr of the conflict.