In 1920 she was one of five women elected to the Constituent Assembly, Lithuania's first female parliamentarians.

She attended Liepāja Gymnasium from 1902 until 1909, after which she lived with her brother Juozas, a pastor in Panevėžys and did pedagogical work.

She spent two years studying in Warsaw, attending lectures in pedagogy and natural sciences.

She returned to Panevėžys during World War I and organised courses for teachers.

After World War II she became a teacher and head librarian at the Secondary School No.