She was the only woman to participate in the literary journal Légitime Défense,[1] co-founded in 1932 by the Martinican writers Étienne Léro, René Méril, and Jules Monnerot—who would later become her husband.
Légitime Défense was considered foundational to the Négritude movement, and its members also advocated for communist revolution while condemning the French-speaking black bourgeoisie.
She helped drive women's contributions to this literary movement, alongside other female writers such as Yva Léro; Paulette, Jeanne, and Andrée Nardal; and Suzanne Césaire.
Little is known about her life, but her work marks a significant turning point in Caribbean literature.
[8] Légitime Défense, the literary journal written by Yoyotte and the other Martinican students, focused on anti-colonialism, especially in the context of French Imperialism.