Caroline Lathrop Post (November 27, 1824 – May 3, 1915) was an American poet. Born Caroline Lathrop in

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, Connecticut, her youth included residencies in Hartford and

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, Massachusetts. She married businessman Charles Rollin Post on October 10, 1853 and moved to

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, Illinois. She had been writing poems since childhood. Starting in 1846, her verse appeared in popular magazines of the era, including ''Sunday Magazine'', ''Advance'', ''Golden Rule'', ''Life and Light'', and ''Floral World''. She had three sons:

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(founder of Post Consumer Brands), Aurelian Atwater Post, and Carroll Lathrop Post. A compilation of her poems was published in 1909 under the title ''Aunt Carrie's Poems''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Post, Caroline Lathrop 1824 births 1915 deaths People from Ashford, Connecticut People from Springfield, Illinois American women poets 19th-century American poets 19th-century American women writers