Rosa Walston Latimer, Author and Writing Coach
Rosa Latimer is an award-winning author, writing coach, and playwright. She is also the former owner of an indie bookstore. Apart from writing non-fiction books, she contributes articles to national and regional magazines and newspapers. She has served as the news editor of a weekly newspaper, and was also the supervising director of a nationally syndicated television program.
Rosa has an impressive track record of over 25 years as a writing coach and teacher including as an instructor with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently offering personalized coaching to individuals and online writing workshops. Participants in her workshops benefit from connecting with other writers during monthly online meetings and one-on-one coaching with Rosa. You can find the schedule of her upcoming writing workshops under the "Classes/Coaching" tab.
Rosa's interest in preserving women's history was sparked by the story of her grandmother, who was a Harvey Girl in New Mexico. This led her to write a series of books on Harvey Houses, including Harvey Houses of Texas, Harvey Houses of New Mexico, Harvey Houses of Kansas, and Harvey Houses of Arizona - all published by The History Press. Her book, Harvey Houses of Kansas, received the Notable Kansas Book Award in 2016.
My “Harvey House” books focus on the personal experiences of thousands of young women who worked as Harvey Girls. I realized that this significant part of women's history in the United States is relatively unknown. Many of these women had never traveled further than walking distance from their homes, yet they courageously answered the call to go to the uncivilized West to work in the precursor of the restaurant chain - Harvey Houses.
"This book is terrific - well-organized and a fine piece of writing, plus outstanding photos. The author brings Harvey Houses back to life - I wanted to order breakfast amid a busy crowd of fellow rail travelers!” - Texas State Historian Bill O'Neal
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“Latimer pays devoted attention to the vibrant inner lives and daily work life of Harvey Girls, transforming what could have been a prim volume into an intimate page-turner.” - New Mexico Magazine
HISTORICAL NON-FICTION BOOKS
