[3] She received her preparatory education at Newberry Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts, amongst several other public and private institutions.

Robie was the author of several books, including Historical Styles in Furniture (1904 and 1916), By-paths in Collecting (1912), Quest of the Quaint (1916–1927), Sketches of Manatee (1920), The New Architectural Development in Florida (1922), The Story of Coral Gavels (1923), A Century of Miniature Painting (1939), Baroque: A Second Blooming (1941), Looking Backward (1947) and the semi-autobiographical Pennyroyal (1953).

[1][5] She also wrote children's plays, fairytales, book reviews, as well as contributing to Country Life, The Century Magazine, International Studio, House & Garden, Ladies' Home Journal, the World Book Encyclopedia and Légion d'honneur.

[1][6] In 1928, Robie became an associate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, at the request of Hamilton Holt.

Upon her retirement, she was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of Art, an honor she held for the rest of her life.