Sally Nelson Robins
Sally Nelson Robins (March 18, 1855 – February 4, 1925) was an American librarian, newspaper columnist, and suffragist.
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Born | March 18, 1855 ![]() |
Died | February 4, 1925 ![]() |
Occupation | Writer, suffragist ![]() |
Biography
Sally Nelson Robins was born on March 18, 1855, in Gloucester County, Virginia. She studied at the Eclectic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
She was descended from Thomas Nelson. She married William Todd Robins in 1878; they had six children, including a son, Augustine Warner Robins.[2] They moved to Richmond. She was assistant librarian for the Virginia Historical Society. She was genealogical editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[1][3] She was a member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.[4][5]
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Sally Nelson Robins died on 4 February 1925 in Richmond. She was buried at Ware Episcopal Church Cemetery.[1][6]
Her correspondence is held at the New York Public Library.[7]
Works
- 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
- "Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Sally Berkeley Nelson Robins Biography". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- 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.
- "4 Jun 1893, Page 12 - The Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- 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 2021-05-18.
- "Robins, Sally Nelson". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- "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.