Peggy Post is an American author and consultant on

etiquette Etiquette ( /ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) can be defined as a set of norms of personal behavior in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviors that accord with the conventions and ...

. She is

Emily Post Emily Post ( Price; October 27, 1872 – September 25, 1960) was an American author, novelist, and socialite famous for writing about etiquette. Early life and education Post was born Emily Bruce Price in Baltimore, Maryland, possibly in Octob ...

's great-granddaughter-in-law and continues her work as director and spokesperson for

The Emily Post Institute The Emily Post Institute (EPI) is an organization founded in 1946. It is located in Burlington, Vermont. It provides etiquette, advice, and training to news outlets and corporations in the United States of America and worldwide. Founded by etique ...

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Background

Post was born in

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, and raised in

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and

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. She finished

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...

with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. She started her career as an international flight attendant for

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. After that she worked as a teacher for English and history in

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. Later she entered a career in management, consulting and sales. Along with others she managed

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in New York City. Post married the investment consultant Allen Post who is Emily Post's great-grandson in 1979. Peggy raised two stepsons. In 1991, Peggy started to work with her mother-in-law Elizabeth Post who was the first successor to Emily Post and her granddaughter-in-law. Elizabeth Post revised Emily Post's Etiquette book five times between 1965 and 1992. Post followed Elizabeth, who retired in 1995, as director and spokesperson of the Emily Post Institute. Today Peggy is author of more than twelve books including the 17th edition of ''Emily Post’s Etiquette'', all published by

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. She writes columns for such magazines as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

USA Weekend ''USA Weekend'' was an American weekend newspaper magazine published from 1953 to 2014. Founded as ''Family Weekly,'' it was purchased in 1985 by the Gannett Company, which turned it into a sister publication to Gannett's flagship newspaper '' ...

''. Post's latest edition of ''Emily Post’s Etiquette'' includes not only an Attire Guide Beach Casual to White Tie but sections on appropriate e-mail manners, how to graciously discuss a potential sex partner's past and the circumstances under which one can re-gift in good conscience. In an interview she stated that she found out that discussions about people perceived as rude or uncivil leads to a search for a sense of order.''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'':
"In an Age of Finger Food, A New Emily Post"
nytimes.com. Accessed September 18, 2022.

References

External links

The Emily Post Institute
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