After a period studying art in Paris, she returned to Canada to marry Langlois D. Lefroy, the son of A.H.Frazer Lefroy and Dora Strathy, in 1924. She was widowed two months later. In 1929, she married, secondly, to the Englishman Henry Aloysius Petre (1884-1962), who forsook a law career to pursue an interest in aviation. They had no children.

Racing career

Petre was a star at the English Brooklands track, and the exploits of this 4' 10" lady caused a media sensation at the time.

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