[1][2][3] She was also part-Indigenous through her grandmother Betsy White Wing, a Yakama woman from a village near what today is Washougal, Washington.

[1][4] Larsson became heavily involved in public life in Troutdale, serving as a clerk for the local school board.

[1] Larsson served as a "voice of reason" in a rowdy saloon town, establishing the city's first library and its first speed limit, 15 miles per hour.

[1][10][11] The loss of income from saloon licensing fees forced the town to begin issuing taxes for the first time.

[2][4] Decades later, Troutdale erected a life-size bronze statue of Larsson, sculpted by Marlena Nielsen, in its Mayors Square.