Ruth Sherman

Ruth Therese Sherman (November 24, 1903 – April 6, 1965) In 1944 she became ACBL Life Master number 45, the sixth woman to achieve the rank.

In American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) competition, Sherman won two of the three most important annual tournaments, the Chicago Board-a-Match (now Reisinger) in 1944 and the Vanderbilt in 1953. (The other is the Spingold; few women have won even two.) She also won the premier competition (then "national championship") for mixed pairs in 1942 and 1950, in partnerships with Harry Fishbein and Peter Leventritt; the premier event for women pairs in 1944 and 1949 with Margaret Wagar and Kay Rhodes. She won the analogous mixed teams three times, the women teams once.

Sherman was a daughter of Judge Henry L. and Edna Limburger Sherman. Both her grandfathers emigrated from Germany and her maternal grandmother was born in Hungary. She received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Vassar College and worked several years in chemical research. Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1944, 1949 Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1942 Vanderbilt (1) 1953 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1942 Marcus Cup (1) 1953 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1935, 1945, 1951 Reisinger (1) 1944

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1946 Whitehead Women's Pairs (3) 1934, 1945, 1947 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955