Ruby Timms Price
American educator
About Ruby Timms Price
Lived 1915 – 2018 (aged 102–103).
Ruby Timms Price (December 13, 1915 – March 17, 2018) was an American educator and activist. She is considered to be the first Black teacher in the state of Utah, in the United States.
Biography Born in Kilgore, Texas to parents Levy and Polly Douglas Timms, Ruby Timms moved to Layton, Utah at a young age. She married Ralph Price Sr. on November 29, 1948 in Evanston, Wyoming. Price received her master's degree from Brigham Young University.
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Who was Ruby Timms Price?
American educator
When was Ruby Timms Price born?
Ruby Timms Price was born in 1915.
When did Ruby Timms Price die?
Ruby Timms Price died in 2018.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ruby Timms Price. https://biography.guide/ruby-timms-price/
MLA: "Ruby Timms Price." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ruby-timms-price/.
Chicago: "Ruby Timms Price." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ruby-timms-price/.
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