About Ruth Clark
Lived 1899 – 1964 (aged 64). Ruth Clark was a writer.
Ruth Clark (Woodcraft name: Minobi, meaning Glad Heart) (29 November 1899 – 2 October 1964) was the author of the first woodcraft book for girls and an active original member of the Kibbo Kift.
Clark authored and illustrated Camp Fire Training for Girls, the first woodcraft book for girls. Published in 1919, it had a foreword by Lady Baden-Powell.
Clark was a member of the Camp Fire Girls movement as a girl. She was the leader of The Merrie Campers group of woodcraft girls.
Clark was born in Sunderland. She married John Hargrave on 28 November 1919. They had one son, Ivan Gordon Hargrave (1920–1992). Clark and Hargrave "parted company" She died in Scarborough in 1964.
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Who was Ruth Clark?
British writer (1899-1964)
When was Ruth Clark born?
Ruth Clark was born on 29 November 1899 in Sunderland.
When did Ruth Clark die?
Ruth Clark died on 2 October 1964.
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Ruth Clark was a writer.
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