Elizabeth Post
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Elizabeth L. Post was an etiquette
writer and the granddaughter-in-law of the etiquette writer Emily Post
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Post (née Elizabeth Lindley) was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on May 7, 1920, the third child of Allen Ledyard Lindley and Elizabeth Ellsworth Lindley. She was the great-granddaughter of Cyrus Field.
Elizabeth Lindley's first husband was Lt. George Eustis Cookman, USN, who was killed in action in 1943. She married Emily Post's only grandchild, William Goadby Post, in 1944.
She succeeded Emily Post, at The Emily Post Institute
and worked for more than 30 years there as director. Mrs. Post revised and updated Emily Post's Etiquette five times from 1965 to 1992, with her last revision selling more than 80,000 copies. Additionally, she wrote a monthly column for Good Housekeeping
magazine entitled Etiquette for Everyday. She authored more than ten other books, including Emily Post's Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette, Emily Post on Business Etiquette, and Emily Post on Entertaining,.
She retired in 1995 and was succeeded by her daughter-in-law Peggy Post
in her duties at the Emily Post Institute and Good Housekeeping column.
Mrs. Post was known to family and friends as "Libby".
According to Peggy Post; "Libby was very open minded, fair and flexible," said daughter-in-law Peggy Post on Tuesday. "She was full of common sense and kindness. Not at all pretentious and not at all stuffy."
Post enjoyed fishing alongside her husband, and she landed the largest tarpon caught by a woman in the United States.
Post died on April 24, 2010, in Naples, Florida, at the age of 89.
Etiquette
Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group...
writer and the granddaughter-in-law of the etiquette writer Emily Post
Emily Post
Emily Post was an American author famous for writing on etiquette.-Background:Post was born as Emily Price in Baltimore, Maryland, into privilege as the only daughter of architect Bruce Price and his wife Josephine Lee Price of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
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Post (née Elizabeth Lindley) was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on May 7, 1920, the third child of Allen Ledyard Lindley and Elizabeth Ellsworth Lindley. She was the great-granddaughter of Cyrus Field.
Elizabeth Lindley's first husband was Lt. George Eustis Cookman, USN, who was killed in action in 1943. She married Emily Post's only grandchild, William Goadby Post, in 1944.
She succeeded Emily Post, at The Emily Post Institute
The Emily Post Institute
The Emily Post Institute was created by etiquette author Emily Post in 1946. The organization, located in Burlington, Vermont, provides etiquette experts and advice to news outlets and other corporations. The authors at the Emily Post Institute write books and columns, conduct seminars and...
and worked for more than 30 years there as director. Mrs. Post revised and updated Emily Post's Etiquette five times from 1965 to 1992, with her last revision selling more than 80,000 copies. Additionally, she wrote a monthly column for Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
magazine entitled Etiquette for Everyday. She authored more than ten other books, including Emily Post's Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette, Emily Post on Business Etiquette, and Emily Post on Entertaining,.
She retired in 1995 and was succeeded by her daughter-in-law Peggy Post
Peggy Post
Peggy Post is an American author and consultant on etiquette. She is Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law and continues her work as director and spokesperson for The Emily Post Institute in Vermont.- Background :...
in her duties at the Emily Post Institute and Good Housekeeping column.
Mrs. Post was known to family and friends as "Libby".
According to Peggy Post; "Libby was very open minded, fair and flexible," said daughter-in-law Peggy Post on Tuesday. "She was full of common sense and kindness. Not at all pretentious and not at all stuffy."
Post enjoyed fishing alongside her husband, and she landed the largest tarpon caught by a woman in the United States.
Post died on April 24, 2010, in Naples, Florida, at the age of 89.