Ruth Sarles Benedict (January 28, 1906 – September 6, 1996) was an American anti-war activist, researcher and journalist. She worked for the

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as an editor and the

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as head of research in the 1930s, and as a reporter for ''

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'' in the 1940s. From 1949 to 1960, she worked for the

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. In 1958, Benedict and her husband, Bertram Benedict, traveled to South Asia, particularly

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, on behalf of the

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, where she gave speeches on college campuses. A book about the American First Committee authored by Benedict but edited posthumously by

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, with an introduction, was published in 2003.

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1906 births 1996 deaths People from Norwood, Ohio Denison University alumni American University alumni 20th-century American journalists {{US-activist-stub America First Committee members