Loading AI tools
American anti-war activist, researcher, and journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruth Sarles Benedict (January 28, 1906 - September 6, 1996) was an American anti-war activist, researcher and journalist. She worked for the National Council for Prevention of War as an editor and the America First Committee as head of research in the 1930s,[1] and as a reporter for The Washington Daily News in the 1940s.[2] From 1949 to 1960, she worked for the United States Department of State.[2] In 1958, Benedict and her husband, Bertram Benedict, traveled to South Asia, particularly India, on behalf of the United States Information Agency, where she gave speeches on college campuses.[3]
Ruth Sarles Benedict | |
---|---|
Born | January 28, 1906 Norwood, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 6, 1996 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | Denison University American University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Bertram Benedict |
Parent(s) | Edgar Harvey Sarles Mary Jane Hinman |
A book about the American First Committee authored by Benedict but edited posthumously by Bill Kauffman, with an introduction, was published in 2003.[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.