Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson

Sara T. L. Robinson

Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson (née Lawrence) (July 12, 1827 – November 15, 1912) was an American writer and historian.[1] She served as the inaugural First Lady of Kansas, 1861–1863, being the second wife of Charles L. Robinson (1818–1894), the first Governor of Kansas. Robinson is most notable for her book, Kansas : its interior and exterior life ; including a full view of its settlement, political history, social life, climate soil, productions, scenery, etc. (1856) during which time, her house was plundered and burned. The book was considered "epoch making" for its time.[2]

  1. ^ Herman, Kali (1984). Women in particular: an index to American women. Oryx Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-89774-088-3. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ Daughters of the American Revolution (1912). Daughters of the American Revolution magazine (Public domain ed.). National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. pp. 35–. Retrieved 21 February 2012.