Name: Ruthie
Age: 24
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Home Country: Michigan's Thumb
Siblings: One older sister
Pets: Sadly, none. I would love a dog, though.
Major: Library and Information Science
Year in School: Graduate School - final year!
Career Aspirations: I want to be a writer and activist.
Movies: The Piano, Music and Lyrics, Monsoon Wedding
TV Shows: Big Love, The Office, Paula's Home Cooking
Books: Middlesex, A Room of One's Own, The Virgin Blue
Foods: Tater Tots, Coffee, Oranges
Sports: (Um, I'm a watcher, not a doer!) Swimming, Gymnastics, Ice Skating
Classes: Women's Studies, History, Theater
Musicians: Rufus Wainwright, The Postal Service, Aretha Franklin
Scent: Poison (by Christian Dior), Lavender, Rain
Color: Red
Magazines: The New York Times Magazine, Bust
School & education, books and reading, relationships, friendships, writing, activism and feminism
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Role Model: Eleanor Roosevelt. She was an early human rights defender, working on behalf of women and people of color and the impoverished. She always felt like she was unattractive but she learned to believe in herself.
Shining Hour: Whenever I sew something new, and see something I made myself turn out well.
Quote: "It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength." - Maya Angelou
Guilty Pleasure: Reality TV
Places I've Been: Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, England, Ireland, France, Greece
Dream Vacation: In my dream vacation I'm able to go somewhere in time. I'd love to see the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Biggest Fear: Having something stuck in my teeth all day.
Pet Peeves: Bad cell phone etiquette!
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