Cheroutre was born in 1924. She discovered Scouting just before World War II.
After she obtained a degree in philosophy, Cheroutre briefly worked as a teacher. She then moved to Paris became general commissioner of the Guides de France, summoned by Olave Baden-Powell, where she served from 1953 to 1979.[2]
In 1968, Cheroutre founded the National Council of Youth and Popular Education Associations (CNAJEP).[3]
On 21 October 1978, she published an article in Le Monde titled Éducation et mixité, which encouraged more girls to join Scouting.[4]
Cheroutre served as President of the National Council for Community Life (CNVA) from 1983 to 1993,[5] and she became a member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council in 1984.[6]
Cheroutre obtained a doctorate degree in contemporary history in 2000 at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.[7]
Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre died on 4 January 2020 in Sète at the age of 95. She is set to be buried at Cimetière Marin, Sète on 8 January.[8]
