Ruth Mountaingrove

Ruth Mountaingrove
Self portrait of Ruth Mountaingrove
Born
Ruth Shook

(1923-02-21)February 21, 1923
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 2016(2016-12-18) (aged 93)
Eureka, California, U.S.
Education
  • Kutztown State Teacher's College, B.S., 1945
  • Humboldt State University, M.A. Art and Photography, 1990; M.A. Theatre Production and Dramatic Writing, 2002
Known forWomanSpirit; The Blatant Image; Turned On Woman Songbook; For Those Who Cannot Sleep
Spouses
  • Bern Ikeler
  • Jean Mountaingrove

Ruth Mountaingrove (February 21, 1923 – December 18, 2016) was an American radical lesbian feminist photographer, poet and musician, known for her photography documenting the lesbian land movement in Southern Oregon.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ruth Mountaingrove papers, 1950–1999". Archives West. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Love, Barbara J. (January 1, 2006). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. pp. 327–328. ISBN 9780252031892. Mountaingrove.