[4] She began studies with Eichberg and Kneisel in 1888 and made her debut at Steinert Hall in Boston at the age of 20.
[5] She married New York realty professional Merrill Holden Green, who died in 1918.
[5] At the age of 25, she made a European tour with Franz Kneisel and his wife, during which she had the opportunity to meet Johannes Brahms.
[5] She also played at diplomatic receptions in London as well as gatherings hosted by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
[6] In 1910, the Olive Mead Quartet played a benefit for the Graduate Nurses Association at the Columbia Theater in Washington, D.C.[7]