Ruth Edmonds Hill
Scholar, oral historian, oral storytelling editor, educator
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Ruth Edmonds Hill's Degrees
- PhD Oral History University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Folklore University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors English University of California, Berkeley
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Why Is Ruth Edmonds Hill Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ruth Edmonds Hill was an American scholar, oral historian, oral storytelling editor, journal editor, educator, historic preservation advocate. Her oral history office is part of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. She is an iconic figure among oral storytellers, particularly in the United States but also abroad, and has advised storytellers' organizations. Her spouse is Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill who is also known as Brother Blue. Ruth Edmonds Hill is sometimes known as Sister Ruth. Ruth Edmonds Hill is the daughter of Florence Edmonds of western Massachusetts, whose life story is chronicled and has been critically analyzed as part of African-American oral history. Hill has degrees from Simmons College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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