In this Book
- Helen Ring Robinson: Colorado Senator and Suffragist
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University Press of Colorado
- Series: Timberline Series
Author Pat Pascoe, herself a former Colorado senator, uses newspapers, legislative materials, Robinson's published writings, and her own expertise as a legislator to craft the only biography of this contradictory and little-known woman. Robinson had complex politics as a suffragist, peace activist, international activist, and strong supporter of the war effort in World War I and a curious personal life with an often long-distance marriage to lawyer Ewing Robinson, yet close relationship with her stepdaughter, Alycon. Pascoe explores both of these worlds, although much of that personal life remains a mystery. This fascinating story will be a worthwhile read to anyone interested in Colorado history, women's history, labor history, or politics.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 1. Origins
- pp. 1-13
- 2. Path to Victory
- pp. 15-46
- 3. “The Housewife of the Senate”
- pp. 47-76
- 5. The “Silly” Twentieth General Assembly
- pp. 103-128
- 6. Citizen of the World
- pp. 129-152
- Selected Writings by Helen Ring Robinson
- pp. 163-166