Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1928, June 4 | Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Wiesenfeld (Karlstadt am Main), Germany |
| 1939 | Sent to Heiden, Switzerland, on a Kindertransport |
| 1945 | Immigrated to British Mandate Palestine |
| 1948 | Served with the Haganah in the Arab-Israeli War |
| 1950 | Married first husband (divorced circa 1955) Moved to France |
| 1952-1956 | Studied psychology at the Université de Paris (Sorbonne) |
| 1956 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1957 | Married second husband (divorced circa 1958) Birth of daughter Miriam Westheimer |
| 1959 | M.A., sociology, New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. |
| 1961 | Married Manfred Westheimer (died 1997) |
| 1963 | Birth of son Joel Westheimer |
| 1965 | Naturalized as U.S. citizen |
| 1967-circa 1970 | Worked for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York |
| 1970 | Ed.D., family-life studies, Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| circa 1977 | Certificate, psychosexual therapy, Cornell University Medical College (under Helen Singer Kaplan) |
| 1980-1990 | Host, Sexually Speaking, WYNY-FM (NBC) Radio |
| 1983 | Published Dr. Ruth's Guide to Good Sex. New York: Warner Books |
| 1984-1991 | Host, Good Sex! with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and other related programs, Lifetime Television Network |
| 1985 | Published First Love: A Young People's Guide to Sexual Information. New York: Warner Books Released Dr. Ruth's Game of Good Sex. Victory Games Released Terrific Sex: The Dr. Ruth Video. Warner Video |
| 1986 | Premiere of "Ask Dr. Ruth" newspaper advice column |
| 1987 | Published All in a Lifetime. New York: Warner Books (re-released 2001) |
| 2024, July 12 | Died, New York, N.Y. |