In addition to writing for Chatelaine, she co-founded and edited Emergency Librarian, a publication focused on feminist issues in librarianship, with Phyllis Yaffe.
Cheda completed a master's degree in library science from the same university in 1963 after a break in her studies following a relocation to San Francisco and then Baltimore with her husband, Noel Perry, and their two children, in pursuit of work.
[2] Following the end of her marriage to Perry, she left the United States on July 4, 1967, along with her children and then partner Micheal Cheda, in protest of the country's involvement with the Vietnam War.
[3][5] Although the association was close to bankruptcy when she accepted the position, its financial outlook was improved in less than a year following her efforts to gain support from member organizations before implementing a system to help better distribute and promote publications.
[2][6] The publication offered a feminist perspective on librarianship, a profession consisting predominantly of women working environments where management roles were overwhelmingly held by men.
"[2] Cheda and Yaffe continued as editors until 1979 when Ken and Carol-Ann Haycock took over, redirecting the publication's focus to library services for children and young adults.