Sally Nelson Robins (March 18, 1855 – February 4, 1925) was an American librarian, newspaper columnist, and suffragist.
Sally Nelson Robins | |
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| Born | March 18, 1855  |
| Died | February 4, 1925 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Writer, suffragist |
Career
editRobins studied at the Eclectic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.[1] She was assistant librarian for the Virginia Historical Society and genealogical editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[1][2] She was a member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.[3][4]
Robins died on February 4, 1925, in Richmond. She was buried at Ware Episcopal Church Cemetery.[1][5] Her correspondence is held at the New York Public Library.[6]
Personal life
editRobins was born on March 18, 1855, in Gloucester County, Virginia. She was descended from Thomas Nelson. She married William Todd Robins in 1878; they had six children, including a son, Augustine Warner Robins.[7] They moved to Richmond.
Works
edit- History of Gloucester County, Virginia, and its Families. 1893.[8]
- Robins, S.N. (1912). Scuffles. American Fiction, 1774-1920. Alice Harriman Company.
- Robins, S.N. (1916). A Man's Reach. American Fiction, 1774-1920. J. B. Lippincott Company.
- Robins, S.N. (1923). Love Stories of Famous Virginians. Dietz.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Sally Berkeley Nelson Robins Biography". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "4 Jun 1893, Page 12 - The Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Lindgren, James Michael (1993). Preserving the Old Dominion: Historic Preservation and Virginia Traditionalism. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-1450-3.
- ^ Stanton, Elizabeth Cady; Anthony, Susan B.; Gage, Matilda Joslyn (1922). History of Woman Suffrage. Susan B. Anthony.
- ^ "Gravestones in the cemetery". Ware Episcopal Church. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Robins, Sally Nelson". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Head, William P. (1995). Every Inch a Soldier: Augustine Warner Robins and the Building of U.S. Airpower. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-590-0.
- ^ "Review of History of Gloucester County, Virginia, and Its Families". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 1 (4): 477–481. 1894. ISSN 0042-6636. JSTOR 4241785.
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