At age 15, she raised $25,000 for the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War, with a chain letter scheme asking friends to send dimes.

[8] She was the first woman officer at National City Bank, where she was assistant cashier and head of the women's department from 1925 to 1926,[9][10] when she retired for health reasons.

[2] She wrote articles on society topics for Harper's Bazaar,[13][14] and on banking for The Delineator and New York World.

She was active in the Child Study Association and supported the visiting nurse program at the Henry Street Settlement.

[18][19] Nathalie Schenck Laimbeer was injured in the same accident,[20][21] and had lingering health issues;[22] she died at home in late October 1929, from heart disease, aged 46 years.