About the Author

Austin Palmer (1860-1927) was an American writer and pioneer in the field of penmanship. He is best known for his innovative work developing the Palmer Method of cursive handwriting. After completing his penmanship education at G. A. Gaskell's penmanship school, Palmer secured a teaching position at Samuel A. Goodyear's Business School at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His textbook, The Palmer Method of Business Writing, was first published in 1901 to great success. The Palmer Method was America's most popular method of penmanship in the early 20th century.