# Dorothy Russell — The Rainbow character guide

> Dorothy Russell in The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dorothy

**First appearance:** 0013-x-the-widening-circle

## Who they are

Ursula's friend from college, intellectual and free-spirited.

## Relationships

### [Ursula Brangwen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/characters/ursula_brangwen)

_friendship_

Dorothy is a friend and fellow student from Ursula's college days.

## In the story

### [XV: The Bitterness of Ecstasy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/chapters/xv-the-bitterness-of-ecstasy)

Dorothy is Ursula's college friend, a passionate suffragist with an ivory face, who shares a close, stern friendship with Ursula, especially during botany hours.

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