She was one of the largest landowners in the American Midwest, running multiple farms and owning tens of thousands of acres of land.

[1] After a short time there, they moved to Bloomington, where her husband became the president of the McLean County Coal Company and founded the Democratic newspaper The Bulletin.

[1] After her husband died in 1891, Scott took charge of managing 9,000 acres of farmland in Illinois and Indiana, and became the principal stockholder and president of the McLean County Coal Company.

[1] Scott became a prominent socialite and hostess who was very involved in the upper echelons of American high society and politics.

[1] In 1908 she had a monument dedicated to George Rogers Clark and his companions erected on the banks of the Ohio River near Fort Massac.

[1] In a highly publicized election in 1909, Scott defeated Daisy Allen Story for the office of President-General of the organization.

[1] During her tenure as president, the Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C. was dedicated as the national headquarters for the Daughters of the American Revolution.

[1] As president, Scott travelled the United States to recruit new members and give speeches promoting the organization's work.