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Ralph and Ruth Tefferteller were social workers who spent much of their careers (from 1946 to 1967) at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City. After leaving Henry Street, the Teffertellers worked with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Mission in Vietnam until 1971. The Teffertellers led active professional and political lives and were involved with nearly 20 agencies and organizations during their long careers.

Born in rural east Tennessee on January 10, 1910, Ralph B. Tefferteller began preparing for a public service career early in life. He graduated from Maryville College in 1932 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1935. Between 1936 and 1938, Ralph worked with the renowned, socially radical Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, training industrial workers in leadership and unionization skills. He then became a field organizer for cultural and educational activities with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, a position he held until 1942. It was during his tenure with the Clothing Workers Union that he married Ruth Sinovoy. Ruth was born on August 28, 1917 in Albany, New York. Also displaying an early interest in public service, she graduated from New York State College for Teachers with a B.A. in Social Sciences and English and from Columbia University School of Social Work with a Master's Degree in Social Welfare.

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