Ruth Wright Hayre | |
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 Hayre, c. 1956 | |
| Born | October 26, 1910 Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Died | January 30, 1998 (aged 87) |
| Known for | American educator, "tell them we are rising" program |
Ruth Wright Hayre (October 26, 1910 – January 30, 1998) was an American educator and administrator based chiefly in Philadelphia public schools in Pennsylvania. In 1946 she was the first African American to teach full-time at a high school in the district and, in the late 1950s, the first to be promoted to principal of a high school. After she retired, she was appointed to the Philadelphia Board of Education. In 1991 Hayre was chosen as its first female president, serving through 1992.