In Guy's own words she "had the good fortune of dropping-or of being dropped-out of the New York City school system at a very young age and so escaped its paralyzing effects."
At the age of 14, Guy dropped out of Wadleigh High School and started working in a factory in the garment district to support her and her ailing sister, while they lived in foster homes and orphanages. After the death of her mother in 1934, Rosa and her sister lived in Harlem with their father until he passed in 1937, leaving the sisters orphaned. In Brooklyn, Guy was exposed to Garveyism and Black Nationalism, which help shape her worldview at a young age. Shortly after Guy's arrival in Harlem, her mother fell ill and sent Guy and her sister to live in Brooklyn with a cousin. Guy and her sister, Ameze, left Trinidad in 1932 and joined their parents in Harlem. Her parents, Henry and Audrey Cuthbert, emigrated from Trinidad to Harlem, New York, in 1927. Although there is some debate about the actual year she was born, most documents support 1922. Guy was born in Diego Martin, Trinidad, on September 1, 1922.
Guy's success enabled her to support herself and her family financially, exclusively, as an author and lecturer, a privilege not afforded many Black female authors of her time. With more than 20 published works, Guy was a respected literary voice of the Black experience and an active member of the Harlem community. Rosa Guy was an internationally acclaimed, award-winning author.
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