# Virginia Richmond — Winesburg, Ohio character guide

> Virginia Richmond in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-the-thinker

## Who they are

Seth Richmond's mother, a widow who runs a farm.

## In the story

### [The Thinker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/the-thinker)

Seth's mother, a court stenographer who struggles to understand her son's unusual composure and independence, and who remains haunted by her husband's violent death.

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