Background
Boyea, Ruthe W. was born on September 22, 1918 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George Walter and Ethel Maude Wright.
Boyea, Ruthe W. was born on September 22, 1918 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George Walter and Ethel Maude Wright.
Bachelor Social Science, Boston University, 1940. Master of Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1960. Certified in political science, Trinity College, 1970.
Director religious education, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1945. Teacher New Britain, Connecticut, 1945-1951. Professor education Central Connecticut State University, 1951-1965, director, founder Women's Center (now Ruthe Boyea Women's Center), 1965-1985, professor emeritus, 1985, lecturer on women's issues.
Retired
Adjunct professor Tunxis Community College, Mattatuck Community College, 1960-1970.
Commissioner Human Rights and Opportunity, City of New Britain. Volunteer, chair board directors American Red Cross, New Britain. Elected member Veterans Commission, City of New Britain, 1999.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1942-1945. Member American Association of University Women (officer), League of Women Voters (board directors), National Women's Military Memorial (founder), National Women's Art Museum, National Women's Hall of Fame.
Married Douglas Paul Boyea, 1944. Children: Ruthe Priscilla Boyea-Boiczyk, Douglas Paul.