Marjorie Merriweather Post is most often mentioned today as the person who built Mar-a-Lago. But she was a unique figure as a woman who helmed a huge corporation when she was still in her 20s in the early 20th century.

Research:
Britannica Editors. "C.W. Post". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/C-W-Post
“C.W. Post a Suicide in California Home.” New York Times. May 10, 1914. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/05/10/100089022.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
“The Diplomatic Legacy of Marjorie Merriweather Post.” National Museum of American Diplomacy. April 8, 2021. https://diplomacy.state.gov/stories/the-diplomatic-legacy-of-marjorie-merriweather-post/
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/
“Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post Is Dead at 86.” New York Times. Sept. 13, 1973.
Gruson, Kerry. “Post Home for Sale for $20 Million.” New York Times. July 16, 1981. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/07/16/195929.html?pageNumber=59
Martin, Roland. "Marjorie Merriweather Post". Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marjorie-Merriweather-Post
Merolle, Guilhem. “Marjorie Merriweather Post’s most famous jewels.” Collectissim. Dec. 15, 2024. https://www.collectissim.com/en/marjorie-merriweather-post-most-famous-jewels/
Reid, Jan. “C.W. Post.” Texas Monthly. March 1987. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/c-w-post/
Stuart, Nancy Rubin. “American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Meriweather Post.” Villard. 1995.
Stuart, Nancy Rubin. “Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Philanthropic Heiress Who Built Mar-a-Lago.” Saturday Evening Post. November 14, 2023. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/marjorie-merriweather-post-the-philanthropic-heiress-who-built-mar-a-lago/

Marjorie Merriweather Post is most often mentioned today as the person who built Mar-a-Lago. But she was a unique figure as a woman who helmed a huge corporation when she was still in her 20s in the early 20th century.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Britannica Editors. "C.W. Post".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/C-W-Post</li>
<li>&ldquo;C.W. Post a Suicide in California Home.&rdquo; New York Times. May 10, 1914. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/05/10/100089022.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&amp;ip=0</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Diplomatic Legacy of Marjorie Merriweather Post.&rdquo; National Museum of American Diplomacy. April 8, 2021. https://diplomacy.state.gov/stories/the-diplomatic-legacy-of-marjorie-merriweather-post/</li>
<li>Hillwood Estate, Museum &amp; Gardens. https://hillwoodmuseum.org/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post Is Dead at 86.&rdquo; New York Times. Sept. 13, 1973.</li>
<li>Gruson, Kerry. &ldquo;Post Home for Sale for $20 Million.&rdquo; New York Times. July 16, 1981. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/07/16/195929.html?pageNumber=59</li>
<li>Martin, Roland. "Marjorie Merriweather Post".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marjorie-Merriweather-Post</li>
<li>Merolle, Guilhem. &ldquo;Marjorie Merriweather Post&rsquo;s most famous jewels.&rdquo; Collectissim. Dec. 15, 2024. https://www.collectissim.com/en/marjorie-merriweather-post-most-famous-jewels/</li>
<li>Reid, Jan. &ldquo;C.W. Post.&rdquo; Texas Monthly. March 1987. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/c-w-post/</li>
<li>Stuart, Nancy Rubin. &ldquo;American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Meriweather Post.&rdquo; Villard. 1995.</li>
<li>Stuart, Nancy Rubin. &ldquo;Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Philanthropic Heiress Who Built Mar-a-Lago.&rdquo; Saturday Evening Post. November 14, 2023. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/11/marjorie-merriweather-post-the-philanthropic-heiress-who-built-mar-a-lago/</li>
</ul>

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