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Ruth Streeter 2021 ALI Fellow. Ruth Streeter brings to ALI an award-winning career working for CBS News, one of the world’s most respected news media properties.Most recently, she was a producer at 60 Minutes, where for more than 30 years she covered stories on politics, law, social justice, science, the arts, and culture.
Ruth Cheney Streeter (October 2, 1895 – September 30, 1990) was an American military officer who was the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). In 1943, she became the first woman to attain the rank of major in the United States Marine Corps when she was commissioned as a major on January 29, 1943. [1]
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Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter’s selection to become the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve—as she recalls in her Naval Institute oral history—came out of the deeper blue. Streeter was a happily married mother of four in her mid-40s when she earned her commercial pilot’s license in 1940.
Oct 23, 2023 · Ruth Streeter is a documentary film producer, director and writer. She was a producer at CBS News 60 Minutes, where for over 30 years she covered stories on politics, law, social justice, science, the arts and culture. Her earlier work at CBS News included producing stories for its documentary unit CBS Reports.
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Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter, the first Director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, died 30 September 1990 in Morristown, New Jersey. She earned the Legion of Merit for "outstanding services" during World War II and served from the time the Women's Reserve was activated on 13 February 1943, until 7 December 1945, when she ...
Feb 26, 2021 · Among the pioneering members of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is Ruth Cheney Streeter (1895-1990). As the first female major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the Marine Corps, she built the foundation for the postwar role of women Marines., Wild Blue Yonder (ISSN 2689-6478) online journal is a forum focused on airpower thought and dialogue.
Mar 25, 2021 · Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter’s role as a founding member of Civil Air Patrol was complemented in the military, where she served during World War II as the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. Streeter’s contributions to CAP actually predate the organization’s creation on Dec. 1, 1941.
