Her shorter works were published in popular magazines and papers, including the New York World and Godey's Lady's Book.

[6] attended the local Ladies' Seminary school, and later graduated among the first class of students from LaGrange Female College in 1857.

[7] She wrote many articles for a variety of publications on topics such as women's fashion during the war, and a piece on Catherine Littlefield Greene, a noted supporter of Eli Whitney's cotton gin.

[5] Andrews’ first novel, A Family Secret (1876),[3] paints a vivid image of the role of women in the post war South.

At the same time, she believed that the domestic wife and mother was the only acceptable role for women in Southern society, and she considered teaching "a mental tread-mill, a dull road traveled over and over requiring only patience.

Between the Confederate surrender in April 1865 and the end of the 1860s, Andrews wrote for several local and national magazines and newspapers, including the New York World and Scott's Monthly, providing commentary on issues the South faced during the early years of Reconstruction; she expressed concerns about universal male suffrage due to what she viewed as African Americans' ignorance of informed voting practices.

[7]: 32–33  These ideas contrast with her stated belief that women have similar governing potential to men and were capable of advancing society through private, professional work as teachers, doctors, and merchants.

"[7]: 50  Her views were seen through her writings on the superiority of the white race over the black and boasts that the color line had been preserved in her home town with the help of the Ku Klux Klan.

[4]: 67–68  During her botanical career, Andrews became a strong proponent of conservation, using her published pieces to criticize turpentine distillers and developers for destroying woodlands.

It contained activities and labs aimed at attracting these schools to a low-budget scientific discipline that utilized the natural world around them, instead of pricey experimental materials.

[1][4] Andrews was also nominated to be a member of the Italian International Academy of Science, although she was unable to travel to Naples and accept the honor.