She wrote occasional articles on temperance issues and the lyrics for Morgan College's school anthem.

[6][7] Strout taught various subjects at Morgan College (geology and astronomy, 1893–94; 18th-century literature, 1905) and also served as principal.

[12] She was also a delegate representing Maryland at the National WCTU's 34th Annual Convention held at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1906.

Strout returned home on furlough to Baltimore, Maryland in July 1924 after stop-overs in India, Egypt, and England.

[20] Her success came from having the ability to absorb the cultures of the foreign countries she visited while working for the World's WCTU (1910–42) as an official round-the-world missionary.