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Ruth Jackson (December 13, 1902 – August 28, 1994) was the first female board-certified orthopedic surgeon in the United States and the first female admitted to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Karola Ruth Westheimer (née Siegel; born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, and Holocaust survivor. Westheimer was born in Germany to a Jewish family.
Ruth Cox Adams (c. 1818-April 22, 1900) was an American abolitionist and former slave.
Ruth Idella Thompson Dickins (June 9, 1906 - January 22, 1996) was an American socialite convicted of the 1948 murder of her mother, Idella Thompson.
Ruth Link-Gelles is an American epidemiologist. She works for the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and serves as a Commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Johnnie Ruth Clarke (July 28, 1919 – May 15, 1978) was an American activist, teacher, and humanitarian. She participated in many different societies, and is credited as the first African American to obtain a doctorate from the University of Florida's College of Education.
Ruth Janetta Temple (1892–1984) was an American physician who was a leader in providing free and affordable healthcare and education to underserved communities in Los Angeles, California. She and her husband, Otis Banks, established the Temple Health Institute in East Los Angeles , which became a model for community-based health clinics ...
Ruth Pearce (born 1986) is a British sociologist who is known for her research in transgender studies. Her work explores issues of inequality, marginalisation, power, and how communities of marginalised peoples can work to transform their lives.
Ruth Watson Lubic, CNM, EdD, FAAN, FACNM, (born January 18, 1927) is an American nurse-midwife and applied anthropologist who pioneered the role of nurse-midwives as primary care providers for women, particularly in maternity care.
Ruth M. Benca is an American psychiatrist and researcher in the fields of sleep medicine and neuropsychiatry. She is professor and chair of the department of psychiatry and human behavior at Wake Forest School of Medicine .