| Sophia Elizabeth Armstrong Reed | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1842 Winthrop, Maine |
| Died | June 18, 1915 |
| Occupation | Author, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Hindu Literature, or, The Ancient Books of India |
| Spouse(s) | Hiram Vaughn Reed |
| Children | Myrtle Reed, Earl Howell, Dr. Charles B. Reed |
Sophia Elizabeth (Armstrong) Reed (May 16, 1842-June 18, 1915) was an American Oriental scholar and author whose books were widely used as college textbooks in various universities worldwide for Oriental studies. Hers were, at the time, the only works by a woman accepted by the Philosophical Society of Great Britain. She was born at Winthrop, Maine.
She was married to Hiram Vaughn Reed, an Age-to-Come (One Faith) preacher and newspaper publisher, in 1860, meeting him at a religious debate in Buchannan, Michigan. She was the mother of author Myrtle Reed, and two sons, Earl Howell and Dr. Charles B. Reed. [Woman's Who's Who of America, Volume 1]
In 1893 she was chairman of the Woman's Congress of Philology at Chicago and in 1896 became an editor of the Course of Universal Literature. For four terms she was president of the Illinois Woman's Press Association. She received honorary degrees from Northwestern and Illinois Wesleyan universities and Bethany College.
This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.