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|name=Ruth Davis Kohrt |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1921|8|27}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2012|4|13|1921|8|27}} |
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|death_place=[[Des Moines, Iowa]], U.S. |
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|nationality=American |
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|alma_mater=[[University of Northern Iowa|Iowa State Teachers College]]<br>[[Augustana University|Augustana College]] |
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|parents=George Davis<br>Sadie Merrill |
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'''Ruth Davis Kohrt''' (August 27, 1921 – April 13, 2012) was a regional author from Northwest Iowa.<ref name=obit/> |
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==Biography== |
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Her writing is characterized by speech, mannerisms and character of people in Northwest Iowa. "Nine Months at $90" (1997) <ISBN: 0-9659748-4-7> tells how she earned $90 and spent $100 teaching in her first year of teaching in a one-room school, where she commuted on a horse. "Armon’s Apples" (1998) <ISBN: 09659748-20> tells the story of her pioneer grandfather, his travels from upstate New York, and his homesteading at the age of fourteen near Webb, Iowa. Her novel "From a Test Tube with Love" (1999) <ISBN: 0-7414-0160-6> explains what happens when two people, born of different surrogate mothers, apply for a marriage license. "Stella’s Statue" (2003) <ISBN:1-4107-2702-5> is the story of a pioneer woman who founds a town and holds it together. Her memoir "Notes from a Depression Girl" (2006) <ISBN: 0977022080> depicts rural life during the Great Depression and tells how families “made do.” She died on April 13th, 2012, in Des Moines, IA <Des Moines Register, obituary page, April 17th, 2012, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=180&firstname=Ruth&lastname=Kohrt&countryid=1&stateid=15&affiliateid=1740>James Hercules Sutton 04:02, 8 September 2012 (UTC)James H. Sutton |
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| ⚫ | She was born into the pioneer family of George and Sadie (Merrill) Davis of [[Webb, Iowa]]. George lost the farm in the Depression, but Ruth was able to graduate from both [[Iowa State Teachers College]] (now the [[University of Northern Iowa]]) and [[Augustana College (South Dakota)|Augustana College]]. She went on to a 42-year career in [[Iowa]] and [[Minnesota]] schools, teaching in settings ranging from one-room elementary schools through town high schools. As school librarian and English teacher, she founded five school and town libraries. After she retired, she wrote novels and memoirs. Kohrt's writing is characterized by depictions of the speech, mannerisms and character of people in Northwest Iowa. |
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She died on April 13, 2012, in [[Des Moines, Iowa]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyoncountyreporter.com/pages/?p=44494 |title=Ruth Kohrt |publisher=Lyon County Reporter |date= 16 April 2012|accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
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===Fiction=== |
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*''From a Test Tube with Love'' (1999) {{ISBN|0-7414-0160-6}} |
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*''Stella’s Statue'' (2003) {{ISBN|1-4107-2702-5}} |
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===Memoirs=== |
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*''Nine Months at $90'' (1997) {{ISBN|0-9659748-4-7}} |
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*''Armon’s Apples'' (1998) {{ISBN|09659748-20}} |
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*''Notes from a Depression Girl'' (2006) {{ISBN|0977022080}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1921 births]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American writers]] |
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Ruth Davis Kohrt | |
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| Born | August 27, 1921 |
| Died | April 13, 2012 (aged 90) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Iowa State Teachers College Augustana College |
| Parents | George Davis Sadie Merrill |
Ruth Davis Kohrt (August 27, 1921 – April 13, 2012) was a regional author from Northwest Iowa.[1]
Biography
[edit]She was born into the pioneer family of George and Sadie (Merrill) Davis of Webb, Iowa. George lost the farm in the Depression, but Ruth was able to graduate from both Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) and Augustana College. She went on to a 42-year career in Iowa and Minnesota schools, teaching in settings ranging from one-room elementary schools through town high schools. As school librarian and English teacher, she founded five school and town libraries. After she retired, she wrote novels and memoirs. Kohrt's writing is characterized by depictions of the speech, mannerisms and character of people in Northwest Iowa.
She died on April 13, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]
Works
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- From a Test Tube with Love (1999) ISBN 0-7414-0160-6
- Stella’s Statue (2003) ISBN 1-4107-2702-5
Memoirs
[edit]- Nine Months at $90 (1997) ISBN 0-9659748-4-7
- Armon’s Apples (1998) ISBN 09659748-20
- Notes from a Depression Girl (2006) ISBN 0977022080
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ruth Kohrt". Lyon County Reporter. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
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