Louise Y. Robison
| Louise Y. Robison | |
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| 7th Relief Society General President | |
| October 7, 1928 – December 31, 1939 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| Predecessor | Clarissa S. Williams |
| Successor | Amy Brown Lyman |
| Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency | |
| April 2, 1921 – October 7, 1928 | |
| Called by | Clarissa S. Williams |
| Predecessor | Juliana L. Smith |
| Successor | Julia A. Child |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sarah Louisa Yates Robison May 27, 1866 Scipio, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | March 30, 1946 (aged 79) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′52″N 111°50′30″W / 40.6978°N 111.8417°W |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph L. Robison |
| Parents | Thomas and Elizabeth F. Yates |
Sarah Louisa Yates Robison (May 27, 1866 – March 30, 1946) was the seventh Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1928 to 1939.
Sarah Louisa "Louise" Yates was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Yates and was raised in Scipio, Utah Territory. Her parents had been asked to colonize Round Valley in Millard County, Utah. She was the second-oldest of their five children. Robison attended Brigham Young Academy for a year at the age of 14 and then took classes in dressmaking. She married Joseph L. Robison on October 11, 1883 at age 17 and became the mother of six children. Although she only had limited schooling, once her children were grown, Robison took classes from a university and would wake up at 4 am to study in the mornings. As a young mother, Robison was diagnosed with facial cancer, but her face healed without her having to undergo surgery.
Robison served on the Relief Society General Board, where she directed the Temple and Burial Clothing Department. Before becoming president of the Relief Society in 1928, Robison served as the second counselor to her predecessor, Clarissa S. Williams. Robison was president of the organization during the Great Depression. Robison felt inadequate for the position of president due to her lack of education, but was able to identify with struggling sisters during the time period in which she served.
Robison was the first Relief Society president to give an address at a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October 1929.She was also the first president who was able to travel overseas to visit the Relief Society organizations in Great Britain. In 1933 she was a delegate to the World Congress of the International Council of Women in Paris. That same year she was instrumental in the building of a monument to commemorate the Relief Society in Nauvoo, Illinois, although this monument was later relocated.
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