What is Ruth Westheimer?
[[File:Dr. Ruth Westheimer by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Westheimer in May 2008]] '''Ruth Westheimer''' (born '''Karola Ruth Siegel'''; June 4, 1928 – July 12, 2024) was an [[Americans|American]] [[sex]] [[therapist]], [[media]] [[personality]] and writer. She was better known as '''Dr. Ruth'''. She is best known for her [[radio]] show ''Sexually Speaking'' during the 1980s. She worked for [[Planned Parenthood]] in the 1950s. She also wrote many books. Westheimer was born in [[Wiesenfeld]], near [[Würzburg]] [[Germany]]. She was [[Jewish]] and moved to [[Switzerland]] as a child. She moved to [[New York City]] in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/dr-ruth-westheimer-9542073|title=Dr. Ruth Westheimer Biography|work=Biography.com|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Westheimer died at her home in [[New York City]] on July 12, 2024 at the age of 96.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/13/dr-ruth-westheimer-sex-dead/ |title=Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known to millions as 'Dr. Ruth,' dies at 96 |date=July 13, 2024 |last=Langer |first=Emily |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.drruth.com/}} * {{IMDb name|922756|Ruth Westheimer}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Westheimer, Ruth}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:American feminists]] [[Category:German Jews]] [[Category:Jewish American writers]] [[Category:Jewish feminists]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Writers from Frankfurt]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}