Background
Firestone, Ruth Roberts Hartzell was born on August 19, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of John William and Ruth Insley (Roberts) Hartzell.
Firestone, Ruth Roberts Hartzell was born on August 19, 1936 in Baltimore. Daughter of John William and Ruth Insley (Roberts) Hartzell.
Bachelor, University Pennsylvania, 1959. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1972.
Assistant professor Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1969-1970. From assistant professor to associate professor University Missouri, Columbia, 1973-1986. Professor foreign language Fort Hays (Kansas) State University, since 1986.
Member Modern Language Association, Midwest Modern Language Association (chair German I 1984), Kansas Association Teachers German (president 1991-1992), American Association Teachers German, German Studies Association, Kansas Foreign Language Association (president 1993-1994).
Married Robert C. Rentz, June 13, 1959 (divorced 1963). Children: Susan, Andrew. Married Robert T. Firestone, June 12, 1970.