Paul Rood presents “Bible Women” and Urban Gospel Welfare Work in Los Angeles, 1890-1925 at the LAVA Sunday Salon, October 2013

Kim Cooper

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On the last Sunday of each month , LAVA welcomes interested individuals to gather in downtown Los Angeles (noon-2pm), for a loosely structured conversational Salon featuring short presentations and opportunities to meet and connect with one another.

At the October 2013 Salon, Paul Rood spoke about his research into philanthropist Lyman Stewart, including the funding of a small army of spiritually-inspired female social workers who provided aid to the poor and troubled of early Los Angeles. For more about the October Salon, click here.

Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric’s popular crime bus tours, including The Real Black Dahlia. She is the author of The Kept Girl, the acclaimed historical mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler and the real-life Philip Marlowe, and of The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons and forensic science seminars of LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn’t combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer’s homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Lost in the Grooves and an oral history of Neutral Milk Hotel.

Paul Rood presents “Bible Women” and Urban Gospel Welfare Work in Los Angeles, 1890-1925 at the LAVA Sunday Salon, October 2013