Charlotte Champe Eliot (née Stearns; October 22, 1843 – September 10, 1929), was an American school teacher, poet, biographer, and social worker.

Her father, Thomas, was a merchant who lived in several cities, before he settled down as a partner in the trading firm of Stearns & Bailey in Boston, Massachusetts.

attended Smith Academy and then furthered his education at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

was at Harvard, Charlotte sent him a letter that stated: "I hope in your literary work you will receive early the recognition I strove for and failed.

[5] She was interested in the dramatization of events from medieval and Renaissance history that reflected the struggles of men who died for their faith.

After her years as a teacher, she participated in social reforms including providing a house of detention for juveniles.