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  • Ruth Ellis
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  • Ruth Charlotte Ellis (July 23, 1899 – October 5, 2000) was an African-American woman who became widely known as the oldest surviving open lesbian, and LGBT rights activist at the age of 100, her life being celebrated in Yvonne Welbon's documentary film Living With Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100.
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Birth Date
  • 1899-07-23
death place
  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Name
  • Ruth Ellis
Ethnicity
  • African-American
Education
  • Springfield High School
Caption
  • Ellis in 1951
Years Active
  • 1937
Birth Place
  • Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
death date
  • 2000-10-05
Image size
  • 230
Occupation
  • Printer
  • LGBT activist
Birth name
  • Ruth Charlotte Ellis
abstract
  • Ruth Charlotte Ellis (July 23, 1899 – October 5, 2000) was an African-American woman who became widely known as the oldest surviving open lesbian, and LGBT rights activist at the age of 100, her life being celebrated in Yvonne Welbon's documentary film Living With Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100.