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Julia Carter Aldrich
1834–1924
A 19th-century Ohio writer and editor, she published poetry and prose under her own name and the pen name Petresia Peters. Her work grew out of everyday life, faith, and family, and she also helped shape literary life in her state.
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Hazel bloom
by Julia Carter Aldrich
About the author
Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 28, 1834, Julia Carter Aldrich became known as an American author, poet, and editor. She wrote from a young age, later published both prose and verse, and also used the pen name Petresia Peters.
After marrying Joseph Aldrich in 1854, she lived in Ohio and built a long literary career. She was active in the Western Association of Writers as Ohio's vice-president and served as one of the editors of the National Grange, which connected her writing with readers across the United States.
Aldrich is remembered for work shaped by home life, religion, and feeling, as well as for books including The Rose of Sharon and Other Poems and Hazel Bloom. She died in Wauseon, Ohio, on August 26, 1924.