ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ɹˈiːd wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə wˈʊmənz kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv fɪlˈɑːlədʒi æt ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə kˈoːɹs ʌv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
In 1893, Reed was chairman of the Woman's Congress of Philology at Chicago and in 1896 became an editor of the Course of Universal Literature.