 In 1971, after Swiss women were granted the right to vote at the federal level and stand for election, she was elected from the Canton of Geneva to the National Council, becoming one of the first 12 women elected to the federal parliament.She served one term and failed to win re-election in the 1975 election.After her defeat, she remained active in politics as a member of the Geneva Municipal Council until 1991 and has a leading figure in the Labor Party until 1998.