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Corinne Roosevelt Robinson & The 1920 Presidential Election

This year marks the centennial passage by Congress of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and marked their first-time participation in a presidential election. In honor of these history-making achievements, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership highlights the life of political activist, published poet, and Flatiron native Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. She was the first woman to address a presidential convention, and was the younger sister of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, a distant cousin of fellow Commander-in-Chief Franklin D. Roosevelt, and an aunt of FDR’s First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Born on September 27, 1861, Corinne was the youngest of four children of businessman and philanthropist Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., and his wife Martha Bulloch. The family’s residence, a three-story brownstone with a backyard, was located at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South. “The first recollections of a child are dim and hazy, and so the nursery at 28 East 20th Street, in New York Ci

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson was an American poet and renowned public speaker whose famous older brother became President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.

She was born Corinne Roosevelt on the 27th September 1861 in New York City into a privileged family environment. It was a happy childhood, with her physical comfort given as much prominence as her spiritual well-being. She was the youngest child of four born to socialite Martha Stewart “Mittie” Bulloch. Her father was a philanthropist and businessman by the name of Theodore Roosevelt Snr and she could trace her roots back to the influential Dutch immigrant family, the Schuylers, who were influential during the 17th and 18th centuries in establishing the United States.

She was, at first, educated privately at home by her Aunt Anna Bulloch. Later she attended Miss Comstock’s School in New York City.  As she grew up, Corinne had influential friends in the world of literature including Edith Wharton who supplied constructive criticism when she started writing poetry. Her first piece was published in 1911 i

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

American poet (1861–1933)

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Robinson c. 1921

Born

Corinne Roosevelt


(1861-09-27)September 27, 1861

New York City, U.S.

DiedFebruary 17, 1933(1933-02-17) (aged 71)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Burial placeRobinson Cemetery, Columbia Center, Herkimer County, New York, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Children4
Parent(s)Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
Martha Stewart Bulloch
FamilyRoosevelt family

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (September 27, 1861 – February 17, 1933) was an American poet, writer and lecturer. She was also the younger sister of President of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt and an aunt of First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt.[2]

Early years

Corinne Roosevelt was born on September 27, 1861, at 28 East 20th Street in New York City, the fourth and youngest child of businessman/philanthropist Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and socialite Martha Stewart Bulloch.[2] Her siblings were Anna, Theodore Jr. (who

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