Background
Kivette, Ruth Montgomery was born on January 10, 1926 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Margaret Eliza (Ditty) Montgomery.
Kivette, Ruth Montgomery was born on January 10, 1926 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Margaret Eliza (Ditty) Montgomery.
AB, Barnard College, 1948. AM, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.
Bachelor's Degree, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1954. Juris Doctor, Fordham University Law School, 1985.
Assistant professor, Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia, 1950-1952; lecturer, Barnard College, New York City, 1952-1955, 57-61; assistant professor, Barnard College, New York City, 1961-1967; associate professor, Barnard College, New York City, 1967-1974; Professor of English, Barnard College, New York City, 1974-1992; professor emeritus, Barnard College, New York City, since 1992; department chairman, Barnard College, 1977-1979, 85-88.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women, Modern Language Association, Law and Humanities Institute, Milton Society of America.
Married Everett McNeill Kivette, October 23, 1954.