Background
She was the daughter of Albert Gallup, treasurer of Albany County, New York, and was educated at Saint Peter"s School and the female academy in Albany.
She was the daughter of Albert Gallup, treasurer of Albany County, New York, and was educated at Saint Peter"s School and the female academy in Albany.
In 1883, the school was incorporated under the laws of New York State as Reed College, so as to assure the perpetuity of the establishment. She published various papers, and, before retiring, regularly issued “circulars of information” upon subjects of general educational interest.
Reed was elected a member of the American Geographical Society in 1860, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1882.