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.
In 2009 an off Broadway play about her life, Becoming Dr. Ruth, opened, and in 2014 another play, Becoming Dr. Ruth, debuted at the Virginia Repertory Theatre. Dr. Ruth Westheimer currently lives in the Washington Heights area of New York City. Her husband, Manfred, died in 1997. Between her two children, she has four grandchildren.