Rita Gallagher

Rita Gallagher
BornRita Gallagher
September 1, 1921
Detroit, Michigan
DiedFebruary 2, 2004(2004-02-02) (aged 82)
Houston, Texas
Pen nameRita Gallagher
OccupationNovelist, writing instructor
NationalityAmerican
Period1982–1999
Genrewomen's fiction
ChildrenRita Clay Estrada

Rita Gallagher (September 1, 1921 – February 2, 2004), a founding member of the Romance Writers of America, was a noted writing instructor of romance novels. She also wrote three women's historical fiction novels from 1982 to 1986.