Human Rights of Arizona, Inc.

Ruth Wootten, social services advocate, was educated in Chicago, where she first became involved in social welfare matters. In 1963 she became a leader of the Arizona branch of the Welfare Rights Organization, which later changed its name to Human Rights of Arizona, Inc. Human Rights of Arizona is a non profit corporation which is principally involved with advocacy for private persons needing social services, and in advising governmental bodies which administer such services.

From the guide to the Preliminary Inventory of the Human Rights of Arizona, Inc. Records, 1962-2006, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection)