Harwood, Ruth, 1889-1978

Ruth Harwood was born on December 2, 1889, in Dallas, Texas, to Ripley Barksdale and Lucy Keller Harwood. She attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1909 to 1913, where she helped edit the Daily Texan, participated in the Sidney Lanier Society (SLS), and served as president of the SLS in 1913. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1913, she taught Spanish and Latin at Miss Hockaday’s School in Dallas (1914-1918); a school in Nevers, France (1918-1919); and finally Waxahachie High School in Waxahachie, Texas (1920-1921). On June 22, 1920, Harwood married Clarence Sheldon Rydell of Marbledale, Connecticut. They had four children: Lucy (Mrs. R. W. Webster), Edith (Mrs. C. D. Roberts), Ruth May, and C. S. Rydell, Jr. Harwood died on March 29, 1978, in Dallas.

From the guide to the Harwood, Ruth, Papers 91-242., 1909-1913, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Ruth Harwood was born on December 2, 1889, in Dallas, Texas, to Ripley Barksdale and Lucy Keller Harwood.

She attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1909 to 1913, where she helped edit the Daily Texan, participated in the Sidney Lanier Society (SLS), and served as president of the SLS in 1913. After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1913, she taught Spanish and Latin at Miss Hockaday's School in Dallas (1914-1918); a school in Nevers, France (1918-1919); and finally Waxahachie High School in Waxahachie, Texas (1920-1921). On June 22, 1920, Harwood married Clarence Sheldon Rydell of Marbledale, Connecticut. They had four children: Lucy (Mrs. R. W. Webster), Edith (Mrs. C. D. Roberts), Ruth May, and C. S. Rydell, Jr. Harwood died on March 29, 1978, in Dallas.

From the description of Harwood, Ruth, Papers, 1909-1913 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 776696610