She attended high school in Indianapolis, Indiana and graduated in the first class from Vassar College with an A.B.

[1] Before her career as an artist, Grant was a teacher and associate principal at high schools in East Bridgewater and Taunton, MA.

This suggestion along with her work at the newspaper seems to have been the start of her long commitment to the community affairs of Taos and promoting tourism and the art colonies there.

In her book "One Hundred Years Ago in Old Taos", Grant includes illustrations of five paintings by Taos Society artists including Joseph Henry Sharp, Eanger Irving Couse and Bert Geer Phillips.

In addition, the book lists local artists studios where tourists can visit by appointment.