She was of Revolutionary stock, her grandfather being one of Mad Anthony Wayne's picked men at the Battle of Stony Point.
[1] M. Sears Brooks' earliest contributions to the press appeared in eastern publications under a pen-name.
[1] The advancement of women was a subject claiming her attention, and she held the office of press superintendent for the State under the Indiana Woman Suffrage Association.
[1] Brooks partook in a large degree of the family characteristics, and in associations of prominence, in both State and Nation, her aid and influence was recognized.
In her literary work she displayed great force and beauty of diction, originality of thought and clearness of perception.