Sally Nelson Robins

Sally Nelson Robins (March 18, 1855 – February 4, 1925) was an American librarian, newspaper columnist, and suffragist.

Sally Nelson Robins
Born	March 18, 1855
Died	February 4, 1925  (aged 69)
Occupation	Writer, suffragist

Career

Robins 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]

Grave of Sally Nelson Robins

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

Robins 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

• 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.