ʃiː bɪɡˈæn tˈiːtʃɪŋ æt sˈeɪnt lˈɛnɚdz ɐkˈædəmi ɪn ˈɑːtʃən, wˌɛɹ ʃiː tˈɔːt fɔːɹ sˈɪks jˈɪɹz, tˈiːtʃɪŋ, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz, ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə "sˈɪstɚz ʌvðə pˈʊɹ tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv dʒˈiːzəs," klˈɑːɹɹə fˈeɪ.
She began teaching at Saint Leonard's Academy in Aachen, where she taught for six years, teaching, among others, the eventual founder of the "Sisters of the Poor Children of Jesus," Clara Fey.