Wohanna grew up on a backwater world of Dressel. She was raised on a farm homestead and was one of the few Dressellian's comfortable with tech. Growing up on the farm also meant that she was used to dealing with livestock. When the Empire initiated it's work program to help struggling farmer's Wohanna's family were eager to sign up. Little did they realize that in exchange for the Imperial work permits they Empire would seize their farm and take control of it forcing them into forced labor camps on the planet of Onderon (which was far across the galaxy from her homeworld).
Wohanna survived the harsh work camps and escaped on a wild Ruping where she encountered and joined Saw Gerrara's Rebels. As a partisan she was used to combat against the Empire. After the events on Jedha she joined the rebellion as a whole acting as a best rider for Rebel Special Operations.