Ruth Dyk
Ruth Dyk | |
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Ruth Belcher, from the 1923 yearbook of Wellesley College | |
| Born | Ruth Belcher March 25, 1901 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2000 (aged 99) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College Simmons College University of Wisconsin University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupations | Suffragist, psychologist, author |
Ruth Dyk (March 25, 1901 – November 18, 2000) was an American suffragist, psychologist, and author. As a young woman, she and her mother marched together in Boston for women's suffrage, and late in life she was featured in Ken Burns' documentary on the subject, Not for Ourselves Alone. Dyk also worked as a researcher at the State University of New York, publishing findings that challenged contemporary notions that motherhood necessarily brought women happiness.