Rhoda Richardson was born on May 12, 1892, in Butte, Montana, to Charles and Annie Brown Richardson. Her father was in charge of W.A. Clark's logging enterprises in Butte, Montana. When Richardson was twelve years old, the family moved to Lothrop, Montana. She attended high school in Missoula. Around 1921, she permanently moved to Missoula, Montana. For several years she worked as an office clerk at Northern Pacific Railroad. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and Chapter AT, PEO. Richardson died on December 6, 1978, in Missoula, Montana.
From the guide to the Rhoda Richardson Papers, 1908, (Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)
