Louise Y. Robison

Church service 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. In 1937, Robison founded Mormon Handicraft, a non-profit organization that sold discounted clothing and blankets made by members of the Relief Society. (When the church announced plans to close the Mormon Handicraft store in 1986, it was purchased by Deseret Book.) She was released from her position as the Relief Society president in 1939. She died in San Francisco and her funeral was held in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall.

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