who is ruth benedict
Ruth Fulton Benedict (June 5, 1887 â September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist and folklorist. She was born in New York City, attended Vassar College and graduated in 1909.She entered graduate studies at Columbia University in 1919, where she studied under Franz Boas.oas regarded Benedict as an asset to the anthropology department, and in 1931 he appointed her as Assistant Professor in Anthropology, something impossible until her divorce from Stanley Benedict that same year. One student who felt especially fond of Ruth Benedict was Ruth Landes.