Ruth L. Lockhart | |
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Born | Ruth Louise Lockhart |
Nationality | American |
Education | B.A. elementary education, University of Southern Maine |
Occupation | Health educator |
Years active | 1978–2015 |
Known for | Executive director, Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center |
Spouse | Peter Thibeau |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Charles J. Lockhart Winnifred N. Durgin |
Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 2012 |
Ruth L. Lockhart is an American women's health advocate, women's rights activist, AIDS educator, and feminist. She is a co-founder of Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center, was its executive director in Bangor, Maine, from 1992 to 2015, and previously worked in health education and AIDS education for the City of Bangor and the University of Maine. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.