She studied dentistry in Bonn, Würzburg and Freiburg and in 1935 married the dentist Ernst J. Martin, with whom she shared a practice in Kaldenkirchen.
Hun studerede odontologi i Bonn, Würzburg og Freiburg, og giftede sig i 1935 med tandlæge Ernst J. Martin, med hvem hun delte en praksis i Kaldenkirchen.