Author Talk and Q&A with Juliette Fay | The Harvey Girls

Name: Author Talk and Q&A with Juliette Fay | The Harvey Girls
Start: 2025-08-21T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-21T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891

Schedule

Thu Aug 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891 | Westerly, RI

Please join author Juliette Fay for a talk and presentation on her new novel, The Harvey Girls. Harvey Girls were a cultural phenomenon in the Southwest for almost 100 years. There was even a popular musical about them starring Judy Garland. They served at restaurants along the Santa Fe railroad run by a man named Fred Harvey, who paid them well and gave them generous leave time. It was one of the few ways young American women could take control of their own lives and finances and have adventures without the supervision of family members or husbands. At the time, there were very few women in the Southwest. Over half of the approximately 100,000 women who became Harvey Girls stayed, many marrying and having children. Thus, Fred Harvey is credited with populating the Southwest. Juliette Fay will offer a multimedia presentation on these pioneering women and the novel she wrote based on their lives.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event with Martin House Books.
Registration is requested to attend. For more on the book and author, or to register please visit:
https://www.westerlylibrary.org/event/author-talk-and-qa-juliette-fay-harvey-girls-pioneering-waitresses-southwest