She was educated at Queen's College, Barbados, and travelled to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Reading and the Institute of Education.As a teacher from 1945–85, she was Deputy Principal of the St.
Michael School, Saint Michael, Barbados from 1963–76, then Principal of the school from 1976-85.
She was a part-time lecturer and tutor at Cave Hill Campus from 1963-65.Since 1994, she has been a Senator of Barbados and was a member of the Privy Council of Barbados from 1997 to 2000.
She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000.