the daughter of alexandre boucher, police chief, and justine bélair, she was born in victoriaville, quebec. she received a teaching certificate from the école normale marguerite-bourgeoys in sherbrooke in 1953. she taught school in victoriaville until 1961 when she began a career in journalism and broadcasting, moving to montreal. she contributed to various newspapers and was a freelance journalist for radio canada. in 1978, she published the feminist work "cyprine: essai collage pour être une femme", which incorporates prose, poetry and quotations.