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   Ruth Johnson Colvin (December 16, 1916 – August 18, 2024) was an American philanthropist who was the founder of the non-profit organization Literacy Volunteers of America, now called ProLiteracy Worldwide in Syracuse, New York, in 1962. [1]

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3. www.nytimes.com › us › ruth-johnson-colvin-deadRuth Johnson Colvin, Champion of Literacy, Is Dead at 107

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   Aug 19, 2024 · Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded what became one of the world’s largest organizations of volunteers tutoring basic language skills to functionally illiterate peoples in America and other lands,...

4. www.proliteracy.org › news › in-remembrance-of-ruthIn Remembrance of Ruth J. Colvin, 1916–2024 - ProLiteracy

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   Aug 18, 2024 · In her memoir, My Travels Through Life, Love, and Literacy, Ruth describes wondering how this was possible—we weren’t living in a poor country, after all. She was shocked. Who were these people? Why couldn’t they read? What was being done about it? What Ruth did about it was nothing short of amazing.

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6. www.bbc.com › news › articlesRuth Johnson Colvin, global literacy corps founder, dies at 107

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   Aug 20, 2024 · Ruth Johnson Colvin, the founder of a literacy initiative that has taught millions of people worldwide, died on Sunday aged 107. In the early 1960s, concern over low literacy rates in her ...

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   Aug 20, 2024 · SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded Literacy Volunteers of America, was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and received the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died. She was 107 years old.

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   Aug 19, 2024 · Ruth Colvin, the founder of the international organization ProLiteracy, died at her Syracuse home on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, at the age of 107.

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   Who is Ruth Johnson Colvin?

   • Ruth Johnson Colvin (December 16, 1916 – August 18, 2024) was an American philanthropist who was the founder of the non-profit organization Literacy Volunteers of America, now called ProLiteracy Worldwide in Syracuse, New York, in 1962. [ 1] She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in December 2006. [ 1]

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   Is Ruth Johnson Colvin dead or still alive?

   • The nonprofit ProLiteracy says Ruth Johnson Colvin was 107 years old and died on Sunday in Syracuse, New York.

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   How did Ruth Colvin change the world?

   • “Ruth Colvin changed the way the world teaches literacy. She worked throughout her life to bring people together to reduce the devastating impact of not being able to read and improve people’s quality of life. The scope and scale of what she created from her eastside City of Syracuse home is immense.

   Remembering Syracuse adult literacy pioneer Ruth Colvin - WSTM

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   Why did Ruth Colvin receive the Presidential Medal of freedom?

   • It was called Literacy Volunteers of America. For her work, she received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President George W. Bush in a 2006 White House ceremony. Ruth Colvin receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2006 at the White House.

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10. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/08/19Ruth Colvin, who founded global literacy corps, dies at 107

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    Aug 19, 2024 · Ruth Colvin, who founded global literacy corps, dies at 107 Ms. Colvin won national acclaim for starting Literacy Volunteers of America, a program that has taught millions of people to read...