 She married Oxford-educated diplomat and lawyer Nelson O’Shaughnessy in 1901.From 1901 to 1915, Edith O’Shaughnessy was a diplomatic wife, serving her country (and tea) as a proper diplomatic hostess in Copenhagen, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Bucharest, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro.Her fame as a writer rests on her experiences in Mexico City during the Madero and Huerta Presidencies.