Bio
Rosie Molinary, M.F.A., is a freelance writer, author, and teacher. Her award-winning poetry and nonfiction have been published in various literary magazines and books, including The Circle, Caketrain, Snake Nation Press, Coloring Book, and Waking Up American. She writes for various magazines and web-sites including Lifetimetv.com, Health, Women’s Health, North Carolina Signature, and Our State. She serves as the editor of Charlotte Medical News. In addition to her writing, she teaches self-awareness, creativity, social justice and writing workshops at various continuing education programs, schools, colleges, conferences, and nonprofits.
Raised in Columbia, South Carolina, she is a first generation American of Puerto Rican descent. A graduate of Davidson College with a degree in African-American Studies and certification as a high school Social Studies teacher, she taught classes, coached women’s soccer, and served as the Director of Student Activities at Garinger High School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system. She received various Teacher of the Year awards at the school and district level during her three years on staff. Troubled by the lack of voice she witnessed in her high school students, Rosie pursued a graduate degree in creative writing, hoping that she could use writing as a tool to help individuals explore, integrate, and solidify their voices. A graduate of Goddard College’s Masters of Fine Arts program, Molinary’s first book, Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, was inspired by her graduate manuscript of non-fiction essays and linked poetry entitled Giving Up Beauty.
In her free time, Rosie paints, enjoys the outdoors by running and biking, and works on social justice issues in her community. She helped found HAMMERS, a nonprofit initiative to provide emergency home repair for low-income families in her area, and is currently launching Circle de Luz, a scholarship giving circle. She lives in Davidson, North Carolina.
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Erin | May 10, 2007 at 11:50 am
Love the website and the trailer!!!!!!! Congratulations again!!!
You’re Awesome!
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Zulma | May 10, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Best of luck with the release of the book!
It was great fun answering all the insightful questions, some required more time to answer and in doing so gave me a chance to analyze and reflect upon myself and in how being raised as an American-Latina has shaped my life.
I truly thank you for letting me play a small role in this book and I can’t wait to read the final product, I know it will truly be an amazing experience!
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rosiemolinary | May 11, 2007 at 3:59 am
Zulma, thanks so much for participating in the research. I am so glad that it was a useful exercise for you! If you weren’t able to participate in the research for the book, but are interested in what questions the interview and survey consisted of, you can find all the questions in the Appendix of the book. I encourage you to flip there when you get the book (hint!) and answer the questions for yourselves. Many women e-mailed me after participating in the research to say how useful reflecting on these issues had been for them. I felt the same way, too!
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Carmen | May 11, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I love the trailer, the cover of the book and the song used for the trailer. The whole time I kept thinking about my daughter, how beautiful she is, and how surprise she is when people tell her that. I can’t wait to get the book for her to read.
thanks, Rosie, for this beautiful “mother’s day” gift.
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Sonia | May 12, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book! It’s definately a book that I am going to make room in my schedule of diaper changes, housecleaning and feeding children to read! Let the revolution begin!
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Bert Molinary | May 18, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Congrats again. See you on the 8th.
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Yvette Gerlach | May 19, 2007 at 4:07 am
The cover is beautiful, the trailer is touching and YOU are amazing! Congratulations - I can’t wait to have my own copy.
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Vivianna | May 23, 2007 at 1:27 pm
It was great talking to you - when you were doing interviews for the book. I learned so much about myself, discussing with you the perception of beauty as seen by ourselves and as seen by others.
Thank you so much
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Hallie Pitkin Lawrence | July 26, 2007 at 2:31 am
I just ordered 5 copies because I am so proud of you! Wow! I plan to share it with many, especially my teacher-friends & latina-friends in Dallas! Thank you Rosie for always being such an iinspiration to us all!
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Allison | September 5, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Congratulations Rosie on all of your wonderful accomplishments -especially the success of your first book! Sonia informed us about the Today Show on Friday and we can’t wait to watch you “shine.”
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Crystal Hernandez | September 27, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I Love It All !!!!! The M’ija of the month, Marisol, is my cousin. She does great and so do you. QUE VIVEN LAS HIJAS AMERICANAS!!!!!
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fightingwindmills | October 11, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Rosie, I got your book from Barnes and Noble about a month ago, but I just found this blog today. Thanks so much for having the courage to write on this theme. Your book was tremendous. I am recommending it to all of my women friends, latina or not! I’m currently writing about some of the same issues, ethnicity, body image, etc. on my new blog too. We have a lot in common, so check it out when you get the chance. Thanks!
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Terry Finley | February 19, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I just discovered your site.
I like it. thanks
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Laura Whitener Caputo | May 22, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Rosie ~ I can’t say how proud I am of you. I have ordered the book and can’t wait to read it! Congratulations on your success…I always knew you would be “big.” Now…If I could just find that poem about young love you wrote that I thought was so wonderful!!!
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rosiemolinary | May 22, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Laura Ann Whitener– what a wonderful surprise. Thanks so much for checking in– I think of you so often and have such fond memories of our years together in school. Hope you and your family are all doing well!