As our world becomes more complex, personal contact is vital for promoting international understanding and goodwill. With this in mind, we provide our alumni with a variety of programs each year to address a more personal interest beyond the professional realm. Destinations range from Antarctica to India, but the theme is always the same.
Helen Woodford Ruth was born in October 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Margaret Helen Woodford. She was married to Babe Ruth. She died on January 11, 1929 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
by Margaret Mead. Ruth Benedict died on September 17, 1948, of a coronary thrombosis, after a five day illness, just ten days after she had returned from a summerâs teaching and travelling in Europe.She was sixty-one, and had been an active professional anthropologist since 1923.bituary. Ruth Benedict died on September 17, 1948, of a coronary thrombosis, after a five day illness, just ten days after she had returned from a summerâs teaching and travelling in Europe.