Sarah A. Reed | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | March 16, 1838
![]() Ashtabula ![]() |
Died | January 27, 1934
![]() |
Sarah A. Reed (March 16, 1838 – January 27, 1934) was a philanthropist and novelist from Erie, Pennsylvania.
Sarah Ann Reed was born on March 16, 1838 in Ashtabula, Ohio, the eighth child of William Wyndham Reed, Secretary-Treasurer of the Erie Canal, and Elizabeth H. (Smith) Reed. Her family relocated to Erie when she was seven years old. [1] [2] [3]
Reed's most prominent philanthropic effort was the Erie Home for the Friendless social service agency, founded in 1871 by Reed and 29 other women. [4] Reed served as president of the Home for the Friendless for over forty years. [1] [2] [3] She also held a well-attended class in her house that covered a wide range of topics, [5] with more than 1000 people attending classes over the years. [6]
Reed wrote a number of novels. One was a work of historical fiction, A Romance of Arlington House (1908), which was printed in multiple editions. [5] It is an epistolary novel told from the point of view of Virginia Colton, a visitor to Arlington House in 1824, and includes appearances by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and Robert E. Lee. [7]
Sarah A. Reed died on 27 January 1934. [8] After her death the Home for the Friendless was renamed the Sarah A. Reed Home, a name she would not allow while she was alive. [6]
Sarah A. Reed | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | March 16, 1838
![]() Ashtabula ![]() |
Died | January 27, 1934
![]() |
Sarah A. Reed (March 16, 1838 – January 27, 1934) was a philanthropist and novelist from Erie, Pennsylvania.
Sarah Ann Reed was born on March 16, 1838 in Ashtabula, Ohio, the eighth child of William Wyndham Reed, Secretary-Treasurer of the Erie Canal, and Elizabeth H. (Smith) Reed. Her family relocated to Erie when she was seven years old. [1] [2] [3]
Reed's most prominent philanthropic effort was the Erie Home for the Friendless social service agency, founded in 1871 by Reed and 29 other women. [4] Reed served as president of the Home for the Friendless for over forty years. [1] [2] [3] She also held a well-attended class in her house that covered a wide range of topics, [5] with more than 1000 people attending classes over the years. [6]
Reed wrote a number of novels. One was a work of historical fiction, A Romance of Arlington House (1908), which was printed in multiple editions. [5] It is an epistolary novel told from the point of view of Virginia Colton, a visitor to Arlington House in 1824, and includes appearances by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and Robert E. Lee. [7]
Sarah A. Reed died on 27 January 1934. [8] After her death the Home for the Friendless was renamed the Sarah A. Reed Home, a name she would not allow while she was alive. [6]