Author, historic preservationist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Driscoll was the daughter of a Corpus Christi millionaire. She attended private girls' schools in San Antonio, Texas, New York City, and a finishing school in Bornel, France. She spoke four languages fluently and was well-versed in the need to preserve historical monuments as a result of her education in Europe. In 1903, the Alamo was on the verge of being demolished and replaced by a hotel. The state had previously bought the church, but refused to pay for the rest of the grounds, where most of the famous battle occurred. Driscoll was twenty-two years old at the time, and her grandfather had fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. She stepped forward with her own money to save the sacred site from being demolished. She worked with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas chapter in San Antonio to protect the historic mission. Because of her generosity, Driscoll is known as the "Savior of the Alamo." In the early 1900s, she pursued a career as a writer. In 1905, she published "The Girl of La Gloria," followed by "In the Shadow of the Alamo" in 1906, and "Mexicana," which was described as a Mexican comedic opera. Driscoll and Robert B. Smith wrote the book and lyrics, and Raymond Hubbell composed the music. She financed the production that ran from January to April 1906 at the Lyric Theatre in New York with eighty-two performances. Driscoll married the following year and remained in New York until her father died in 1914, when she returned to Texas. She continued to advocate for the Alamo. In 1931, she presented the state legislature with funds to purchase additional city property surrounding the Alamo. Driscoll served as the Democratic party's national committeewoman from Texas from 1922–1938 and supported her friend John Nance Garner's campaigns. She lived in Santiago, Chile, for two years while her husband served as the United States ambassador there; they returned to Texas in 1935 and legally separated soon after. She was vice chairman of the executive board of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and donated $92,000 to the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, which paid off all of their debts. She built the Hotel Robert Driscoll, which opened in 1942 in Corpus Christi, to memorialize her brother. When Driscoll died in 1945, her body lay in state at the Alamo chapel in recognition of her work to preserve it. In 1967, a Texas historical marker honoring Discoll was placed at the Women's Club Headquarters building in Austin, Texas for her paying off the club's debt. Another historical marker was added to the Driscoll mausoleum in San Antonio, Texas, in 1978.