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Lathrop (ROSE HAWTHORNE an American)

ROSE HAWTHORNE, an American poet; born in Lenox, Mass., Lenox, Mass. , May 20, 1851; daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne; married George Parsons Lathrop in 1871; became interested in bettering the condition of the destitute and diseased women of New York City, especially those suffering with cancer , and established the St. Rose's Free Home for this class. She was the author of "Along the Shore" (poems); " Memories of Hawthorne"; and "A Story of Courage" (with her husband).