Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber (September 30, 1911 – November 17, 2016) was an American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian and a former United States government official. She served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior during World War II. She worked for the New York Post and for the New York Herald.

Gruber was born in New York City. She studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Breaking Ground: Dr. Ruth Gruber  (womenworking.com) Gruber died at her home in New York City on November 17, 2016, aged 105.

References

Other websites
Ruth Gruber (Jewish Virtual Library)
A Circle Completed: Ruth Gruber and Virginia Woolf 

Category:1911 births
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Category:Journalists from New York City
Category:American centenarians
Category:American photojournalists
Category:American civil servants