Mabel Robinson

Her "primary goal in life [was to] write books for young women, showcasing the protagonists worth, intelligence, and sensitivity".

[1] Robinson reached her goal by “bring[ing] realistic and believable young adult problems to modern girl readers looking not only for excitement and fun but for honestly and reality as well.

While teaching at various colleges, Robinson worked on completing her master's degree (1907) and Ph.D (1915) at Columbia University in New York City.

For twenty-six years (1919 to 1945) she taught advanced fiction writing workshops at Columbia University in New York City.

Robinson contributed short stories to periodicals including Delineator, Portal, St. Nicholas Magazine, and The Youth's Companion.

Robinson taught advanced writing classes for over twenty-five years at Columbia University and took great pride in her students accomplishments.

She taught creative writing at the Ivy League institution, Columbia University with her lifelong partner, Helen Rose Hull.

She also taught Ann Petry, author of The Street (1946), the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.