Ruth O'Brien White

Background

White, Ruth O'Brien was born on December 20, 1907 in New York City. Daughter of Francis Athos and Caroline Rebecca (Young) O'Brien.

Education

Student, Packer Collegiate Institute, 1921-1927; student, Parsons School for Design, New School Social Research, 1927-1930.

Career

Director-at-large, National Tuberculosis Association, 1949-1973; secretary board, National Tuberculosis Association, 1957-1960; chairman medical social service committee, United Hospital Fund Brooklyn, 1949-1953; chairman medical social service committee city wide organization, United Hospital Fund Brooklyn, 1962-1966; member legislation committee, United Hospital Fund Brooklyn, 1970-1972; vice chair legislation committee, United Hospital Fund Brooklyn, since 1970; member Executive Committee, United Hospital Fund, 1972-1974. Delegate, member Executive Committee Northeastern Tuberculosis Conference, since 1960, president, 1962-1963. Director Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health Association, since 1946, vice president, 1957-1960, president, 1960-1962, secretary board, 1966-1972, vice president legislation committee, 1978-1980.

Advisory committee New York State Board Education, division vocational rehabilitation, 1954-1957.

Achievements

• Ruth O"Brien White has been listed as a noteworthy Civic worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board managers, executive committee Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital, 1940-1948, board trustees, 1948-1957, president women's auxiliary, 1956-1957. Women's executive board Brooklyn Hospital, since 1957, vice president board directors, 1967-1972, chairman medical social service committee, 1963-1991, chairman committee legislation, 1972-1991. Chairman annual meeting program committee American Lung Association, 1973, 74.

Vice president, member women's executive board Brooklyn Phil., 1967-1970. Delegate National Social Welfare Assembly, 1957-1968. Member social service committee Cancer Care, Inc., since 1966, public relations committee, 1969, board directors, 1974-1983, public affairs committee, since 1976.

Member program and budget committee National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, 1967-1969. Member Council Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Associations New York State, since 1968. Vice chairman Council Lung Associations New York State, 1973-1975, chairman, 1975-1977, treasurer, 1980-1989, vice chairman since 1989.

Member Action for Clean Air Committee, since 1965. Member housing and community task force Metropolitan Association, 1978-1980. Chairman legislation committee Brooklyn Lung Association, 1980-1984.

Member committee on community health concerns United Hospital Fund, 1979-1982, legislation committee, since 1982. Member History district Commission, Francestown, New Hampshire, 1992.

Connections

Married Wallace Beasley White, June 5, 1931. 1 child, John Wallace.

Father:

Francis Athos O'Brien

Mother:

Caroline Rebecca (Young) O'Brien

Spouse:

Wallace Beasley White

child:

John Wallace White