What is Ruth Bryan Owen's middle name?
Bryan
What is Ruth Bryan Owen's full name?
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Bryan Owen nickname(s):
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Bryan Owen date of birth:
October 2, 1885
How old was Ruth Bryan Owen when died?
68
Where was Ruth Bryan Owen born?
Jacksonville, Illinois
When did Ruth Bryan Owen die?
July 26, 1954
What is Ruth Bryan Owen nationality?
American
What is Ruth Bryan Owen's occupation?
Director
Short Biography
Ruth Baird Bryan Owen (October 2, 1885 – July 26, 1954) daughter of William Jennings Bryan and Mary E. Bard. Ruth, a Democrat, became Florida’s (and the South's) first woman representative in the United States Congress in 1929, coming from Florida’s 4th district. Representative Owen was also the first woman to earn a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In 1933, she became the first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador to another country when President Roosevelt selected her to be Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland.