Born in Casale Monferrato (Alessandria)on the 2nd of June 1880, she obtained the “licenza d’onore” diploma at her local high school. She matriculated at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy on the 26th of October 1899, she obtained her degree in Literature on the 15th of July 1903 with 109 points out of 110, presenting a dissertation in Latin Literature. She passed the exam of Magisterium in Letters on the 19th of December the same year, presenting an essay on Italian Literature and resulting in her being approved with 50 points out of 50 and honours «with the most special aptitude for literary teaching in High schools ». She also obtained a philosophy degree on the 14th of December 1904 with 110 points out of 110, presenting a dissertation on Moral Philosophy. She was a writer and teacher; appointed in 1920 as the Head of the Institute in the “R. Scuole Normali Femminili”. She met Mario Pratesi in Belluno where she taught Italian (1904-1906). She collaborated on various journals including la Rassegna nazionale (the national Exhibition), la Nuova Antologia (the New Anthology) and Convivum (feast). Amongst the writings we find Giacomo Leopardi and Maurice de Guerin (Turin: Clausen, 1904)
