Caroline Howard Gilman

Caroline Howard Gilman

Caroline Howard Gilman (1794 - 1888) was an American author.

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Samuel Howard, and married Rev. Samuel Gilman, a Unitarian who occupied a pastorate at Charleston, South Carolina from 1819 to 1858.

Some of her works enjoyed considerable popularity. Among them are:
* "Recollections of a New England Housekeeper" (1835)
* "Recollections of a Southern Matron" (1836)
* "Poetry of Traveling in the United States" (1838)
* "Ruth Raymond" (1840)
* "Verses of a Life Time" (1849)
* with her daughter, Mrs. Jervey, "Poems and Stories by a Mother and Daughter" (1872)

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