Helen L. Drew Richardson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1914. After graduation, Ms. Richardson began to teach English at the Girton School, Winnetka, Illinois (1915-1916). She was an instructor of English at Wellesley College (1917-1919) and in 1919, she was appointed as professor and English department head at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois.
From the guide to the Helen L. Drew Richardson papers, 1910-1939, 1973, (bulk 1910-1914), (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc])