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Ruth Ellis (née Neilson; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a Welsh nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely.
Colonel Ruth Alice Lucas (November 28, 1920 – March 23, 2013), the first African American woman in the Air Force to be promoted to the rank of colonel and who at the time of her retirement was the highest-ranking African American woman in the Air Force.
Jul 30, 2013 · Ruth Alice Lucas, who overcame race and sex barriers back in 1968 by becoming the first African American woman to be promoted to the rank of full colonel in the United States Air Force, was born in Stamford, Connecticut on November 28, 1920.
Ruth Alice Lucas was the first African American woman to attain the rank of full Colonel in the United States Air Force and was a life-long advocate for higher education.
Feb 7, 2021 · Ruth Alice Lucas (1920-2013), a Stamford native, had twin passions: the military, and education. “This was a woman who knew that the key to social justice was education.
- Susan Dunne
May 31, 2013 · Ruth Alice Lucas broke barriers when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman to attain the rank of colonel in the Air Force. Her accomplishments were honored during her...
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May 30, 2013 · Ruth Alice Lucas, 92, who died March 23, "never accepted the injustice and prejudice of her time, and today we too must look for new ways in which we can better our world," an Air Force...
