At an early age, her father left New England for western New York, where he built a home and reared a large family.

After his death May 2, 1865,[1] she removed to New York City with the purpose of making a place for herself among the thousand other struggling women.

[7] Her opinions on art and on topics other than those connected with her profession were original and stimulating, and for this reason, she was often called upon to read papers before women's clubs throughout the country.

Her studio in New York, filled with trophies from many countries, became the rendezvous of literary men and women as well as artists.

[6] Some of her most important works are: A large still life picture, exhibited in the Paris salon (1889); “Yellow Roses,” which won a medal at the Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, and “Pink Roses,” with which she won a medal at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.

[3] She received the watercolor prize at the Exhibition of Woman's Art Club, 1902;[9] and her work was represented in the Erie Public Library.

[1] Roses were Scott's favorite study, and she painted them with a tenderness and sentiment rarely seen in flower pictures, throwing on the canvas a lifelike reproduction that is difficult of description.