Description: Ruth Kuhn Youngerman (1914-2021) was a member of the Class of 1935. She studied Economics and attended graduate school for business. Ruth joined the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, but she was not very active in it. Finally, Ruth said she did not experience discrimination as a Jewish student.
At the time of her death in December 2021 at age 107, she was the last living interviewee from the Great Depression oral history series.
Date of Interview: 10/22/2000
Interviewer: Ellen Swain
Transcript: Ruth Kuhn Youngerman Oral History Transcript
Related Resources: Archives Alumni Oral History Project Files