Dr Ruth Westheimer - Infinite Women

Born: 4 June 1928, Germany
Died: 12 July 2024
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Karola Siegel, Dr Ruth

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1928, June 4 Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Wiesenfeld (Karlstadt am Main), Germany
1939 Sent to Heiden, Switzerland, on a Kindertransport
1945 Immigrated to British Mandate Palestine
1948 Served with the Haganah in the Arab-Israeli War
1950 Married first husband (divorced circa 1955). Moved to France
1952-1956 Studied psychology at the Université de Paris (Sorbonne)
1956 Immigrated to the United States
1957 Married second husband (divorced circa 1958). Birth of daughter Miriam Westheimer
1959 M.A., sociology, New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y.
1961 Married Manfred Westheimer (died 1997)
1963 Birth of son Joel Westheimer
1965 Naturalized as U.S. citizen
1967-circa 1970 Worked for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York
1970 Ed.D., family-life studies, Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
circa 1977 Certificate, psychosexual therapy, Cornell University Medical College (under Helen Singer Kaplan)
1980-1990 Host, Sexually Speaking, WYNY-FM (NBC) Radio
1983 Published Dr. Ruth’s Guide to Good Sex. New York: Warner Books
1984-1991 Host, Good Sex! with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and other related programs, Lifetime Television Network
1985 Published First Love: A Young People’s Guide to Sexual Information. New York: Warner Books. Released Dr. Ruth’s Game of Good Sex. Victory Games. Released Terrific Sex: The Dr. Ruth Video. Warner Video
1986 Premiere of “Ask Dr. Ruth” newspaper advice column
1987 Published All in a Lifetime. New York: Warner Books (re-released 2001)
2024, July 12 Died, New York, N.Y.