Background
Painter, Ruth Robbins was born on July 21, 1910 in Bethel, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Bradford Hilton and Clara Mae (Davis) Robbins.
Painter, Ruth Robbins was born on July 21, 1910 in Bethel, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Bradford Hilton and Clara Mae (Davis) Robbins.
Bachelor of Science, University Hawaii, 1931. Master of Science, University Hawaii, 1934.
Nutrition investigator, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1931-1936; associate chemist, USDA Bureau Home Economics, Washington, 1937; nutrition chemist, Washington State University, Pullman, 1937-1940; assistant chemist agricultural toxicology pesticide residue research, University of California, Davis, 1960-1966; associate specialist, Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, 1967-1973; specialist, Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, 1973-1976. Consultant Nutrition and Food Toxicology, Davis, 1940-1960.
President Parent-Teachers Association Council, Davis, 1959-1960. Chairman United Nations Association Davis, 1963-1965, chairman Yolo County, California chapter American Red Cross, 1988. Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), Institute Food Technologists (professional), Entomological Society of America (emeritus, chairman Year publications 1973-1975), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Edgar Page Painter, July 4, 1940. Children: Jane Painter Clapp, Page Robbins Painter.