Background
Sidd, Ruth Daughter of Julius and Zena (Pezrow) Burstyn.
Sidd, Ruth Daughter of Julius and Zena (Pezrow) Burstyn.
Bachelor, Mount Holyoke College, 1957. Master of Arts, Tufts University, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, The Union Institute and University, 1997.
Electron microscopy technician Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1959. Public relations coordinator Bonwit Teller, Boston, 1973—1977. Food service sales coordinator Pezrow Enterprises, Lexington, 1977-1981.
Copy editor, graphic arts designer The Writers Connection, Boston, 1981-1985. Faculty member Cambridge Center Adult Education, since 1992. Architectural editor, feature writer Arts around Boston, 1993—2000.
Feature writer Newbury St. and Back Bay Guide, 2000—2002. Study group leader Tufts University Institute for Learning in Retirement, since 2001. Faculty Beacon Hill Seminars, 2001—2003.
Curriculum committee member Osher Institute, Tufts University, since 2001. Writer, editor, fashion consultant.
Member Association Historians American Art, College Art Association, Victorian Society of America, North-East Victorian Studies Association, Mount Holyoke Club of Boston, Boston Museum Fine ArtsFashion Council.
Married James Jenson Sidd, June 30, 1957. Children: James Junior, Susan, John.