Ruth Goode

Background

Ruth Goode was born on May 1, 1905, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Goode graduated from the Smith College in 1925.

Career

Goode established herself in the field of journalism, first at the New York Evening World and later with Nation, both in the 1920s. After six years with the New York Evening Post as a reporter and women’s page editor, she became a freelance writer beginning in 1933. During her career, she interviewed notable women such as Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1957 she joined the staff of the MD Medical Newsmagazine as a senior staff writer and contributed to the publication for twenty years.

In addition to her journalism, Goode wrote fiction, sometimes under the name Ruth Seinfel. These works include Lady Buyer and Don Gaucho (with Alyce Pollock).

She also teamed with her husband, Gerald Goode, to write books on sexuality. They used the pseudonyms Julia Rainer and Jerome Rainer on titles such as Sexual Pleasure in Marriage and Sexual Adventure in Marriage. She also penned The Magic of Walking with Aaron Sussman, My Love Affair with the State of Maine with Gertrude Mackenzie, and Impresario with Sol Hurok. She also wrote People of the Ice Age for juvenile readers.

In addition, she worked as a ghostwriter on books in the medical and child care field.

Achievements

• Goode was one of the first female reporters who interviewed celebrities like Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart for The New York Evening Post.

Works

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  • People of the First Cities

    (Describes man's progress from the birth of the first citi...)

  • Magic of Walking

    (The most complete guide ever published to the joys of wal...)

    1967
  • My Love Affair with the State of Maine 1955
  • Man and his body; the wonders of the human mechanism 1960

Connections

Ruth Seinfel (her maiden name) was married to Gerald Goode. They had a son Daniel and a daughter Judith, as well as two grandchildren.

husband:

Gerald Goode

He worked as Mr. Hurok's publicist in the 1930's and 40's and wrote books with his wife.

Son:

Daniel Goode

Daughter:

Judith Goode