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Ruth C. Ellis

July 23, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Ruth C. Ellis was born on July 23, 1899 (to October 5, 2000). She was a remarkably inspiring advocate for civil rights, gender equity, and gay and lesbian equality in the later years of the 20th century. Ruth Charlotte Ellis was born in Springfield, Illinois, the only daughter and youngest of four children of Charlie Ellis and Carrie Farro Ellis. Ellis’ mother, like her husband, was born into slavery; she died when Ellis was only a teen. Around the time […]

Categories: All, Ellis, Ruth C., July, July 23 • Tags: 1899, 2000, July 23, October 5, Ruth C. Ellis, Ubuntu Biography Project

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