Complex sentence: The only daughter of a banker, Ruthie's family is not financially affected by the Depression, although they did at times offered help to the Kittredges but mostly in ways that do not hurt their pride.
Split into simpler sentences: The only daughter of a banker, Ruthie's family is not financially affected by the Depression. Although they did at times offer help to the Kittredges, it was mostly in ways that would not hurt their pride.