She was considered one of the most influential women in Turin and was later recognised internationally as a patriotic mother who lost her children to an Italian nationalist cause.

Her father was the director of the Royal College of the Provinces of Turin and her mother was considered among the smartest women of her time.

Savio hosted salons in Turin during the 19th century and wrote her memoirs leaving a portrait of her visitors and guests.

The period was a turbulent time in the region and Savio left a detailed description of major events.

[4][2][1][5][3][6][7] She is remembered by a road in Mirandola, a province of Modena, Italy which is called the Via Olimpia Rossi Savio.