Schuyler was a part of the
soldiers' aid societies within
Westchester County, New York during the
Civil War. She was also a part of the Hospital Book and Newspaper Society within the
United States Sanitary Commission. A 14-song collection of her compositions was published in 1886. She led the campaign to have "The New Colossus" placed in the pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty. It took until 1903 for the poem to be placed in the pedestal on a wall, later being placed inside an exhibit within the pedestal in 1986. The governor of New York chose her to be a
trustee of the
Schuyler Mansion in 1911 and she was the author of
The Schuyler Mansion at Albany. Schuyler also wrote articles about history and
genealogy. She was in the Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Schuyler was also a
philanthropist, art patron, and a supporter of the social reform programs that were started by her sister
Louisa. ==Personal life==