Sarah Lyons Watts, born in 1942, is a former history professor at Wake Forest University and author of the critically acclaimed Rough Rider in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of Desire, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2003, among other publications. Sarah Watts has made significant contributions to the field of history through her in-depth research and engaging writing style.

Watts's scholarly achievements were recognized in 2008 when she was the recipient of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. This fellowship was awarded for her work on the early satirical cartoons by the German-American expressionist painter Lyonel Feininger. Beyond her academic pursuits, Watts is also talented in the visual arts as a landscape artist who works with oils and pastels.

Although Dr. Watts retired from Wake Forest University in 2007, she expressed her intent to continue writing for publication, contributing her vast knowledge and unique insights into future works.